Advantage of Having or Not Having Header Files . . . . . . . (was: Re: To package or not to package) [tlug]

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Curt Sampson wrote:

> What on earth is the advantage of not installing header files
> with the libraries? 

Security. 

When securing a machine, such as a production server, everything 
that is not necessary is removed. It frustrates attackers when 
the tools (and library headers) are not there. 

The tools would be only on a development machine, 
away from public exposure. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_Depth_%28computing%29