Author: bdubbs
Date: Sun Nov 15 10:25:39 2015
New Revision: 16659
Log:
Clarified qemu install instructions
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml
Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Sun Nov 15 10:04:52
2015 (r16658)
+++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Sun Nov 15 10:25:39
2015 (r16659)
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
<para>November 15th, 2015</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
+ <para>[bdubbs] - Clarified qemu install instructions. Fixes
+ <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;7132">#7132</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>[fernando] - Update to xmlto-0.0.27. Fixes
<ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;7127">#7127</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/BOOK/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml Sun Nov 15 10:04:52 2015
(r16658)
+++ trunk/BOOK/postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml Sun Nov 15 10:25:39 2015
(r16659)
@@ -150,14 +150,25 @@
<para>Install <application>qemu</application> by running the following
commands:</para>
-<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
- --sysconfdir=/etc \
- --libexecdir=/usr/lib/qemu \
- $([ $(uname -m) = i686 ] &&
- echo --target-list=i386-softmmu) \
- $([ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] &&
- echo --target-list=x86_64-softmmu) \
+ <note><para>Qemu is capable of running many targets. The build process
+ is also capable of building multiple targets at one time in a
+ comma delimited list assigned to <option>--target-list</option>. Run
+ <command>./configure --help</command> to get a complete list of
+ available targets.</para></note>
+
+
+<screen><userinput>if [ $(uname -m) = i686 ]; then
+ QEMU_ARCH=i386-softmmu
+else
+ QEMU_ARCH=x86_64-softmmu
+fi
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+ --sysconfdir=/etc \
+ --target-list=$QEMU_ARCH \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/qemu-&qemu-version; &&
+unset QEMU_ARCH &&
+
make</userinput></screen>
<para>To run the built in tests, run <command>make V=1 -k check</command>.
@@ -199,7 +210,7 @@
-->
<para>For convenience you may want to create a symbolic link to run
- <command>qemu-system-x86_64</command>:</para>
+ the installed program. For instance:</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>ln -sv qemu-system-x86_64
/usr/bin/qemu</userinput></screen>
</note>
@@ -209,20 +220,6 @@
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
- <para><parameter>$([ $(uname -m) = i686 ] &&
- echo --target-list=i386-softmmu)</parameter>: This switch
- tests and, if true, limits the build target to the i386 architecture. For
- other hardware emulation see the --target-list list in
- <command>configure</command>'s help output. Omitting the target option
will
- build all architectures.</para>
-
- <para><parameter>$([ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] &&
- echo --target-list=x86_64-softmmu)</parameter>: This switch
- tests and, if true, limits the build target to the x86_64 architecture.
For
- other hardware emulation see the --target-list list in
- <command>configure</command>'s help output. Omitting the target option
will
- build all architectures.</para>
-
<para>
<option>--audio-drv-list=alsa</option>: This switch sets the audio driver
to ALSA. For other drivers see the --audio-drv-list list in
@@ -245,7 +242,8 @@
<note><para>The following instructions assume you have created the optional
symbolic link, <userinput>qemu</userinput>. Additionally, you must run
- <userinput>qemu</userinput> from an X Window System based
terminal.</para></note>
+ <userinput>qemu</userinput> from an X Window System based terminal
+ (either locally or over ssh).</para></note>
<para>To install an operating system, download an iso of your choice or use
a pre-installed cdrom device. For the purposes of this example, use
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