netdev - Re: Patch to latest iproute to get it to compile on FC5

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Message-ID: <20080213115659.4b8eb493@extreme>
Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:56:59 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Cc:	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Patch to latest iproute to get it to compile on FC5

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:32:32 -0800
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com> wrote:

> I notice that the latest snapshot and git repository for iproute
> will not compile on FC5 due to not finding __constant_hton* symbols
> and a lack of the hdlc/ioctl.h file on FC5.
> 
> I am attaching a patch that appears to fix the problems for me.
> 
> Please consider applying this or something similar.
> 
> Signed-off-by:  Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Ben
> 

No. please don't change the configure script.
And the linux/if.h comes from kernel stripped headers so it should
not get crufted up by ifdef's.

Short term fix is to include stripped hdlc header if needed.
Long fix is to get rid of hdlc dependency if possible.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <stephen.hemminger@...tta.com>
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