Your message dated Thu, 15 Dec 2016 09:21:22 +0300
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and subject line Re: Bug#847840: qemu: /usr/bin/kvm wrapper script needs to be
updated with absolute path
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regarding qemu: /usr/bin/kvm wrapper script needs to be updated with absolute
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: qemu
Version: 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.2
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
When we have multiple qemu instances in system, libvirt might get
defaults to
wrong qemu instance due to the fact /usr/bin/kvm uses relative path.
Reference: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1628101
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers yakkety-updates
APT policy: (500, 'yakkety-updates'), (500, 'yakkety-security'),
(500, 'yakkety-proposed'), (500, 'yakkety'), (100, 'yakkety-backports')
Architecture: ppc64el (ppc64le)
Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-31-generic (SMP w/10 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages qemu depends on:
ii qemu-system 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.2
ii qemu-user 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.2
ii qemu-utils 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.2
qemu recommends no packages.
Versions of packages qemu suggests:
pn qemu-user-static <none>
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
12.12.2016 11:55, Satheesh Rajendran wrote:
> Package: qemu
> Version: 1:2.6.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5.2
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
>
> When we have multiple qemu instances in system, libvirt might get
> defaults to
> wrong qemu instance due to the fact /usr/bin/kvm uses relative path.
>
> Reference: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1628101
I don't think this is a bug. Debian policy especially states that
scripts should not use absolute paths especially for this reason -
to give the user ability to overwrite some commands with local versions.
As of this case, `kvm' wrapper script is used for compatibility with old
package/naming, and serves just as an easy-to-use shortcut for the user
(typing `kvm' is easier than `qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm'). It
should not be used by libvirt at all, I've no idea why it is used by
libvirt.
Besides, I don't know if libvirt uses absolute paths or not, and why
it should not use /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-foo instead of
/usr/bin/qemu-system-foo. If the former is installed, it's been
installed for a reason, and it's quite logical to use it instead
of the latter.
Thanks,
/mjt
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