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diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers.inc b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers.inc index 96fe2ffd62..f4a02331ff 100644 --- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers.inc +++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux-libc-headers/linux-libc-headers.inc | |||
@@ -2,6 +2,33 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Sanitized set of kernel headers for the C library's use." | |||
2 | SECTION = "devel" | 2 | SECTION = "devel" |
3 | LICENSE = "GPLv2" | 3 | LICENSE = "GPLv2" |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | ######################################################################### | ||
6 | #### PLEASE READ | ||
7 | ######################################################################### | ||
8 | # | ||
9 | # You're probably looking here thinking you need to create some new copy | ||
10 | # of linux-libc-headers since you have your own custom kernel. To put | ||
11 | # this simply, you DO NOT. | ||
12 | # | ||
13 | # Why? These headers are used to build the libc. If you customise the | ||
14 | # headers you are customising the libc and the libc becomes machine | ||
15 | # specific. Most people do not add custom libc extensions to the kernel | ||
16 | # and have a machine specific libc. | ||
17 | # | ||
18 | # But you have some kernel headers you need for some driver? That is fine | ||
19 | # but get them from STAGING_KERNEL_DIR where the kernel installs itself. | ||
20 | # This will make the package using them machine specific but this is much | ||
21 | # better than having a maching specific C library. This does mean your | ||
22 | # recipe needs a DEPENDS += "virtual/kernel" but again, that is fine and | ||
23 | # makes total sense. | ||
24 | # | ||
25 | # There can also be a case where your kernel extremely old and you want | ||
26 | # an older libc ABI for that old kernel. The headers installed by this | ||
27 | # recipe should still be a standard mainline kernel, not your own custom | ||
28 | # one. | ||
29 | # | ||
30 | # -- RP | ||
31 | |||
5 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d7810fab7487fb0aad327b76f1be7cd7" | 32 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=d7810fab7487fb0aad327b76f1be7cd7" |
6 | 33 | ||
7 | python __anonymous () { | 34 | python __anonymous () { |