netdev - Re: Kernel header changes break glibc build

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Message-Id: <200612062033.34754.stefan@loplof.de>
Date:	Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:32:40 +0100 (MET)
From:	Stefan Rompf <stefan@...lof.de>
To:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"Joseph S. Myers" <joseph@...esourcery.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, libc-alpha@...rceware.org, akpm@...l.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: Kernel header changes break glibc build

Am Montag, 4. Dezember 2006 10:13 schrieb Thomas Graf:

> I do not agree with the change to include if_addr.h in rtnetlink.h.
> The point is to move bits apart and have multiple small pieces
> of header files defining a specific rtnetlink family which are a
> lot easier to maintain for both kernel and userspace than one giant
> rtnetlink.h for everything.

According to a user's report, your change also broke compilation of my 
dhcpclient because it neeeds if_addr.h since 2.6.19. Any suggestion how to 
make one source code build on 2.6.19 and older headers? I hope you don't want 
me to check on UTS_RELEASE in a userspace program?

Stefan
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