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[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...'
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Jes Sorensen |
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[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...' |
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Thu, 13 May 2010 10:35:14 +0200 |
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On 05/12/10 22:48, Cole Robinson wrote:
> I agree libvirt's method is a crappy approach. Adding a proper -version
> argument is certainly the way forward, but doesn't help users with
> existing libvirt installations that want to use latest qemu. This is the
> type of issue that libvirt devs will be fielding for months. Ideally i'd
> like the order to be:
>
> 1) Apply this patch
> 2) Add a proper -version argument, maybe named -version_num
> 3) libvirt patched to use new version argument (and robustify legacy
> version parsing)
> 4) Some reasonable amount of time from now (6 months, a year?), edit the
> current -version string at will
>
> I'd be willing to do 2 and 3 if people agree.
Hi Cole,
I think rather than 1, it would be better to add a patch to libvirt to
catch both formats. I know Chris Lalancette already cooked up a patch
for this. Combined with the 2) patch I just posted, and 3) I think that
should take care of the problems.
Cheers,
Jes
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Cole Robinson, 2010/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Jes Sorensen, 2010/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Cole Robinson, 2010/05/12
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...',
Jes Sorensen <=
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Cole Robinson, 2010/05/13
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Jes Sorensen, 2010/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Daniel P. Berrange, 2010/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Luiz Capitulino, 2010/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Paul Brook, 2010/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Blue Swirl, 2010/05/13
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Stuart Brady, 2010/05/13
- [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/14
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Daniel P. Berrange, 2010/05/14
- Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Revive -version 'QEMU PC Emulator...', Anthony Liguori, 2010/05/14