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linux-headers@6.8

brew install linux-headers@6.8 v6.8.12_1 GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note

Linux kernel 6.8 header files for cross-compilation and syscall definitions.

Why you might care

Provides the kernel API headers needed to compile user-space software against a specific kernel version. Essential when building for embedded Linux, containers, or when targeting kernel 6.8 specifically. Use this if your build chain requires UAPI headers that match a particular kernel release.

Categories

language-runtime build-system library

Alternatives

linux-headers musl-libc glibc
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