Re: usage of linux/types.h wrt to install_headers

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 06:03:50PM -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> there are a plethora of headers that cannot be included straight due
> to the usage of __ types (like __u32) without first including
> linux/types.h ... so the question is, should all of these headers be
> fixed to properly pull in linux/types.h first or are users expected to
> "just know" the correct order of headers ?  in my mind, pretty much
> every header is fair game for straight "#include <header>" usage and
> requiring a list of headers to be pulled in properly is ignoring the
> problem ...

Yes, they should all be fixed to #include <linux/types.h>.

> -mike

cu
Adrian

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