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@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ For basic functionality and the C tools: - xmllint (part of libxml2) to validate virt-inspector RELAX NG schema (optional) -- OCaml if you want to rebuild the generated files, and - also to build the OCaml bindings (optional) +- OCaml compiler. Optional when compiling from the tarball, but + mandatory if you compile from git. - ocaml-gettext if you want to translate OCaml tools (optional) @@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ For basic functionality and the C tools: - netpbm, icoutils (optional) These programs are used to render icons from guests. -To build FUSE support (guestmount): +To build FUSE support in the core library, and guestmount: - FUSE libraries and kernel module (optional) To build language bindings: +- OCaml compiler to build the OCaml bindings (optional, but see above) + - Perl if you want to build the perl bindings (optional) - Python if you want to build the python bindings (optional) @@ -146,10 +148,6 @@ To build the Perl tools: - perl-libintl for translating perl code (optional) -To run virt-sysprep: - -- virt-sysprep requires FUSE support since it uses guestmount - Building ---------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -177,8 +175,8 @@ this command as root: make install You can run guestfish, guestmount and the virt tools without needing -to install, using the "run" script in the top directory. This script -sets up some environment variables. For example: +to install, using the "./run" script in the top directory. This +script sets up some environment variables. For example: ./run ./fish/guestfish [usual guestfish args ...] @@ -201,6 +199,10 @@ You can also run the C programs under valgrind like this: ./run valgrind [valgrind opts...] ./cat/virt-cat [virt-cat opts...] +or under gdb: + + ./run gdb --args ./cat/virt-cat [virt-cat opts...] + This also works with sudo (eg. if you need root access for libvirt or to access a block device): @@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ these instructions: On some systems, this will work too: - chmod o+rw /dev/kvm + chmod 0666 /dev/kvm On some systems, the chmod will not survive a reboot, and you will need to make edits to the udev configuration. @@ -329,3 +331,5 @@ Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Red Hat Inc. The library is distributed under the LGPLv2+. The programs are distributed under the GPLv2+. Please see the files COPYING and COPYING.LIB for full license information. + +The examples are under a very liberal license. |