slackware kernel headers

slackware kernel headers

[Christopher Moore]

I'm referring back to Chris' question concerning compiling alsa on slackware
9.0.  It looked to me as thoughhe was missing the kernel header files. If
you're satisfied with the stock kernel, you don't need to download the
k-series.  If you install the d-series you should get the following
package:
kernel-headers-2.4.20-i386-5

If this package is installed, you can build software which makes calls to
kernel resources.  It may be that our friend didn't include the d-series
when installing slackware.  

Another thing to consider is that the kernel comes with a module for the
emu10k1 (sblive) cards which may be perfectly adequate for his situation.
Someone more familiar with slackware 9.0 may be able to tell us whether the
stock kernel includes sound support.  

For what it's worth.
Chris

Re: slackware kernel headers

[Adam Myrow]

The Alsa documentation states very clearly that you must have a complete
copy of the kernel source for it to build.  So, I don't think the kernel
headers are enough.

By the way, looking over the ChangeLog for Slackware current, they've
added Gnopernicus and Gnome-speech.  They are calling it beta 2, so I
expect a release fairly soon.  It also mentions briefly that a menu has
been added to control what gets started at boot time.