From d3908f46427a9126742a70967cf787edfd37ab43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Assaf Gordon Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:08:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] virt-what.in: warn about missing cpuid-virt helper program Try to find the binary program on the $PATH, and give informative error message if it wasn't found. --- virt-what.in | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/virt-what.in b/virt-what.in index 3feeb60..5ae1ccb 100644 --- a/virt-what.in +++ b/virt-what.in @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ if [ "x$root" = "x" ] && [ "$EFFUID" -ne 0 ]; then fail "this script must be run as root" fi +# Try to locate the CPU-ID helper program +CPUID_HELPER=$(which virt-what-cpuid-helper 2>/dev/null) +if [ -z "$CPUID_HELPER" ] ; then + fail "virt-what-cpuid-helper program not found in \$PATH" +fi + # Many fullvirt hypervisors give an indication through CPUID. Use the # helper program to get this information. -- 1.8.3.1