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From: MikeW <mw_phil@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: When to use mtd.h or mtd-user.h
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 15:48:04 +0000 (UTC)
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Robert P. J. Day <rpjday <at> mindspring.com> writes:

> 
> 
> i'm not even sure where that first header file would be coming from.
> it's not part of glibc, and it's not created as part of the sanitized
> headers by the kernel.  are you sure you've seen that in someone's
> *userspace* code?  and the inclusion worked?
> 
> in any event, it's that second header file that's correct.
> 
> rday

The line #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h> is taken from uboot/tools/env/fw_env.c
from www.denx.de (v.1.1.4)

There's another usage in openwrt/package/mtd/mtd.c

Both are intended to run as userspace apps.
However, making the mtd-user.h patch allows them to build without complaint.

Thanks,
MikeW