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From: "Conrad Scott" <Conrad DOT Scott AT dsl DOT pipex DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Release of the <sys/ipc.h> and <sys/shm.h> files
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 00:29:56 +0100
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"Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com> wrote:
> I think these files have lived in the repository long enough.  If we
> aren't going to have a working ipc in this release then they should
be
> removed.  I kept them there for the convenience of the developers
but
> convenience only lasts so long.
>
> I've moved the files out of include/sys and put them in the top
level.
> When we have a working System V shm/ipc, then we can put them back.
> That means that anyone who is depending on these files will have to
do
> some hand copying but I think that's better than the alternative.
>
> Since these files are causing consistent problems for people, it
doesn't
> make any sense for them to be installed by default, whether it is in
a
> release or in a snapshot.  I was willing to let the snapshots be a
> little broken for a little while but it isn't a little while
anymore.

Looks good to me.

// Conrad