Re: [PATCH] 'make headers_install' kbuild target.

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

> >...
> 
> What exactly is the problem with creating the userspace ABI in 
> include/kabi/ and letting distributions do an
>   cd /usr/include && ln -s kabi/* .
> ?
> 
> Or with creating the userspace ABI in include/kabi/ and letting 
> distributions install the subdirs of include/kabi/ directly under 
> /usr/include?
> 
> These are two doable approaches with a new kabi/ that avoid needless 
> breaking of userspace.

First off:
There are many other users that poke direct in the kernel source also.

Secondly and more importantly:
Introducing kabi/ you will have a half solution where several users will
have to find their stuff in two places for a longer period.
kabi/ does not allow you to do it incrementally - it requires you to
move everything over from a start.
You may argue that you can just move over a little bit mroe than needed
but then we ruin the incremental approach.

	Sam
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