[luau] kernel build question

[MonMotha]

Normally you want to keep /usr/include/asm and /usr/include/linux up to 
date with your current kernel (and why 2.4.17, not 2.4.18?).  In fact, 
Slackware had those directories symlinked into the kernel source tree 
until recently.  Those files are only used when building apps, so it 
shouldn't cause any problems with stuff you've already built.  I'd keep 
a backup handy though as always.

--Monmotha

Lou Rickard wrote:
> Sorry, this is probably a dumb question.
> 
> I've downloaded the kernel source for the 2.4.17
> kernel.  I've built the kernel, installed it, and
> successfully booted to it.  So, what I'm suddenly
> wondering is, what to do with the /usr/include folder.
>  Aren't those include files specific to the previous
> kernel (I'm running RedHat 7.2)?  Do I need to replace
> those header files?  On one hand, it makes sense to
> replace them, they're for a previous kernel, maybe
> there'd be conflicts with software built against them
> running on my new kernel, on the other hand, that
> doesn't make any sense, because the system seems
> designed to allow you to run with multiple kernels.
> 
> Can anybody un-confuse me?
> 
> -Lou