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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:13:08 +0200
From: Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Subject: Re: make headers_install
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To: Mark Hills <mark@pogo.org.uk>
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:15:37 +0100 (BST)
Mark Hills <mark@pogo.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi David, I tried to update my kernel headers using the instructions in 
> Documentation/make/headers_install.txt. I followed the example:
> 
>   make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr/include
> 
> but it installed them in /usr/include/include. So I modified the path:
> 
>   make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr
> 
> The command installed the headers, but then automatically deleted 
> /usr/include/*.h (nasty!). This is with kernel 2.6.35.4.
> 
> Do the docs need an update (and I should always be installing to a staging 
> area?) Or is this a bug in the process -- where is should be removing 
> unknown files in /usr/include/linux or similar?
> 
> I seem to remember that I used to be able to install headers direct to the 
> system, is this still the case?
> 
> Thanks
>