linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] linux/inotify.h: do not include <linux/fcntl.h> in userspace

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Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:10:25 -0700
From:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
To:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
CC:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux/inotify.h: do not include <linux/fcntl.h> in	userspace

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Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
>> What is the error message?
> 
> /usr/include/asm-generic/fcntl.h:117: error: redefinition of 'struct
> flock'

And?  None of these programs should use <linux/inotify.h>.  There has
for the longest time been a <sys/inotify.h> header which doesn't need
any kernel headers.  In fact, <linux/inotify.h> should not be exported.

- --
➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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