On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Jaromír Dolecek wrote:

# Hi,
# I'd like to propose simple rule for installing kernel include
# files to under /usr/include:
#
#          Our userland uses it or standards mandate it.
#
# I think it's not appropriate to install random headers
# "just in case".
#
# Also, I'd like to seriously trim number of sys/dev/ headers installed
# to under /usr/include/dev/ down. Currently, it occupies like 2.5MB and
# most stuff (if not all) is useless for userland.
#
# Opinions?

"Historic precedent indicates it."  BSD's include tree has always included
an overlay of /sys/*/*.h.

Whether this is symlinks or copies is implementation-dependent, however.
We had it as copies ages ago because not everyone was allowed source
access.  With the advent of opensource, this becomes moot.

I say they should at least be symlinked in.

#
# Jaromir
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