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On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Am 23.07.2012 16:16, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: |
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>> Portage now installs sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.5. |
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>> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources is at 3.4.5. |
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>> Is it even adviced to do that, installing 3.5 headers and running a 3.4 |
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>> kernel? This sounds like a bad idea to me. |
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> Honestly, I cannot give you a satisfying explanation, but |
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> a) I came across this: |
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> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-570319-start-0.html |
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> b) I was told the same years ago and never had issues. |
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> c) until you re-emerge glibc nothing changes anyway. |
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> d) your current glibc won't use new features, anyway (I guess) |
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> e) and even then, forward/backward compatibility in kernel headers and |
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> glibc are very good. |
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I have no official information either, but I always mask headers |
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greater than the version of kernel I'm using right now, just because |
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it feels wrong to me. there are about two dozen packages on my system |
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that depend on os-headers or linux-headers, so I don't get comfort |
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from "basically only glibc cares" statements. But maybe I'm just |
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worrying for no good reason. :) |
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