Re: [PATCH] linuxabi

J.A. Magallon
2003-10-01T10:20:19Z

On 10.01, Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> Hi Linus,
>
> Something we have talked about for a long time is
> separating out from the kernel headers the parts
> fit for inclusion in user space.
>
> This is a very large project, and it will take a long
> time, especially if we want the user space headers to
> be a pleasure to look at, instead of just a cut-n-paste
> copy of whatever we find in the current headers.
>
> Some start is required, and the very first step is
> making sure that you agree with the project.
> Immediately following is the choice of directory names.
>
> Below
> (i) a small textfile "linuxabi" describing the naming
> (subdirectories linuxabi and linuxabi-alpha etc of include),

Why not just 'abi' ? Simpler, and allows glibc to include
just 'abi/xxxx' in other systems if they follow the same convention (BSD?) ?

Where would this live in userspace, /usr/include/abi or /usr/include/linux/abi ?
How would this relate to current /usr/include/linux
(symlink /usr/include/linux to /usr/include/abi) ?

Just curious.

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