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Re: linux/xattr.h and sys/xattr.h conflicts
- From: OndÅej BÃlka <neleai at seznam dot cz>
- To: Allan McRae <allan at archlinux dot org>
- Cc: libc-alpha <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 02:44:55 +0100
- Subject: Re: linux/xattr.h and sys/xattr.h conflicts
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- References: <52C96CC7 dot 4020006 at archlinux dot org> <20140105193242 dot GZ24286 at brightrain dot aerifal dot cx> <52C9E0A1 dot 7060007 at archlinux dot org>
On Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 08:45:53AM +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
> On 06/01/14 05:32, Rich Felker wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 06, 2014 at 12:31:35AM +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
> >
> > Inclusion of linux/*.h in userspace apps/libs is generally a bug in
> > the absence of a really good reason to be doing so. Here I think
> > libcap should just be fixed to use the libc header. If that's missing
> > some important definitions, they should be added.
> >
>
> I agree. But I also think the incompatibility between headers is a bug
> that needs fixed. So I'd like to fix that as the first step.
>
> Allan
>
>
When we are at kernel headers there is also similar patch send to libc-help
https://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-help/2014-01/msg00008.html