using linux kernel headers in KDE code

[Dave Feustel]

On Saturday 30 April 2005 01:05 am, Ismail Donmez wrote:
> On Saturday 30 April 2005 00:36, Matt Rogers wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Kopete will soon be gaining support for reading from people's video devices
> > via the linux Video4Linux interface and will therefore have to make use of
> > some kernel headers. so far, the code i've gotten does the following:
> >
> > #include <asm/types.h>
> > #include <linux/fs.h>
> > #include <linux/kernel.h>
> > #include <linux/videodev2.h>
> >
> > obviously, not all of those are needed, and i'm not looking for a critique
> > of what headers should be #included and which ones shouldn't. What I _am_
> > looking for though, is a clarification as to whether the linux specific
> > headers should be copied into kde's cvs or whether we should just use
> > whatever headers are installed. i remember there being problems with linux
> > kernel headers with kde in past, hence the reason for wanting the
> > clarification.
> 
> Including linux kernel headers into userspace apps is always a bad idea 
> because when a problem happens kernel hackers will tell you "Do not ever 
> include kernel headers in userspace". But if you have to do this ( and you 
> have to because you need to access video device apparently ) never include 
> asm/foo.h but include linux/foo.h equivalent.
> 
> ismail

Won't  use of Linux headers make the code unusable in *BSD systems? 
(I've already run into this with the k3b cd/dvd burner program).

Dave Feustel