Bug 217591 - Kernel header files should ship with base system
Summary: Kernel header files should ship with base system
Status: New
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: kern (show other bugs)
Version: 10.3-RELEASE
Hardware: Any Any
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Assignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody)
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Reported: 2017-03-06 19:37 UTC by dave
Modified: 2017-03-06 19:37 UTC (History)
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Description dave 2017-03-06 19:37:09 UTC 
It is not possible to build e.g. "lsof" without kernel sources being installed; this may not be possible on a disk-limited system, and only the header files are required anyway.  It also precludes users from writing their own utilities.