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Fix a memory leak in handling of tar files.
[libguestfs.git]
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LVs, what filesystem is in each LV, etc.). It can also run commands
in the context of the guest. Also you can access filesystems over FTP.
Libguestfs is a library that can be linked with C and C++ management
in the context of the guest. Also you can access filesystems over FTP.
Libguestfs is a library that can be linked with C and C++ management
-programs (or management programs written in OCaml, Perl, Python, Ruby
or Java).
-You can also use it from shell scripts or the command line.
+programs (or management programs written in OCaml, Perl, Python, Ruby
, Java
+
or Haskell).
You can also use it from shell scripts or the command line.
Libguestfs was written by Richard W.M. Jones (rjones@redhat.com).
For discussion please use the fedora-virt mailing list:
Libguestfs was written by Richard W.M. Jones (rjones@redhat.com).
For discussion please use the fedora-virt mailing list:
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For discussion please use the fedora-virt mailing list:
Requirements
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Requirements
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-- recent QEMU with vmchannel support
+- recent QEMU >= 0.10 with vmchannel support
+ http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2009-02/msg01042.html
-- febootstrap >=
1.5
+- febootstrap >=
2.0
- XDR, rpcgen
- XDR, rpcgen
-- Augeas (http://augeas.net/)
+-
(Optional)
Augeas (http://augeas.net/)
- perldoc (pod2man, pod2text) to generate the manual pages and
other documentation.
- perldoc (pod2man, pod2text) to generate the manual pages and
other documentation.
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also to build the OCaml bindings
- (Optional) Java, JNI, jpackage-utils if you want to build the java
bindings
- (Optional) Java, JNI, jpackage-utils if you want to build the java
bindings
+- (Optional) GHC if you want to build the Haskell bindings
+
Running ./configure will check you have all the requirements installed
on your machine.
Running ./configure will check you have all the requirements installed
on your machine.
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If you are using x86-64, then by default the configure script will
look for qemu-kvm (KVM support). You will need a reasonably recent
processor for this to work. KVM is much faster than using plain QEMU.
look for qemu-kvm (KVM support). You will need a reasonably recent
processor for this to work. KVM is much faster than using plain QEMU.
-You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by doing:
+You may also need to enable KVM support for non-root users, by following
+these instructions:
+
+ http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#How_can_I_use_kvm_with_a_non-privileged_user.3F
+
+On some systems, this will work too:
chmod o+rw /dev/kvm
chmod o+rw /dev/kvm
+On some systems, the chmod will not survive a reboot, and you will
+need to make edits to the udev configuration.
+
Notes on cross-architecture support
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Notes on cross-architecture support
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