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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL
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Marcel Apfelbaum |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL |
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Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:54:59 +0200 |
On Mon, 2013-11-25 at 13:26 +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 09:58:34PM +0100, Stefan Weil wrote:
> > Am 24.11.2013 17:48, schrieb Michael S. Tsirkin:
> > > On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 05:39:58PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > >> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 02:54:51PM +0100, Stefan Weil wrote:
> > >>> Am 24.11.2013 14:42, schrieb Michael S. Tsirkin:
> > >>>> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 03:04:04PM +0200, Marcel Apfelbaum wrote:
> > >>>>> On Sun, 2013-11-24 at 11:52 +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > >>>>>> Useful for platforms with a broken IASL.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden>
> > >>>>>> ---
> > >>>>>> configure | 3 ++-
> > >>>>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> > >>>>>> index 0592ba7..d0a0abe 100755
> > >>>>>> --- a/configure
> > >>>>>> +++ b/configure
> > >>>>>> @@ -1080,6 +1080,7 @@ echo " --source-path=PATH path of
> > >>>>>> source code [$source_path]"
> > >>>>>> echo " --cross-prefix=PREFIX use PREFIX for compile tools
> > >>>>>> [$cross_prefix]"
> > >>>>>> echo " --cc=CC use C compiler CC [$cc]"
> > >>>>>> echo " --iasl=IASL use ACPI compiler IASL [$iasl]"
> > >>>>>> +echo " iasl='' (empty string) disables
> > >>>>>> ACPI compiler"
> > >>>>>> echo " --host-cc=CC use C compiler CC [$host_cc] for
> > >>>>>> code run at"
> > >>>>>> echo " build time"
> > >>>>>> echo " --cxx=CXX use C++ compiler CXX [$cxx]"
> > >>>>>> @@ -4269,7 +4270,7 @@ else
> > >>>>>> fi
> > >>>>>> echo "PYTHON=$python" >> $config_host_mak
> > >>>>>> echo "CC=$cc" >> $config_host_mak
> > >>>>>> -if $iasl -h > /dev/null 2>&1; then
> > >>>>>> +if test "$iasl" && $iasl -h > /dev/null 2>&1; then
> > >>>>>> echo "IASL=$iasl" >> $config_host_mak
> > >>>>>> fi
> > >>>>>> echo "CC_I386=$cc_i386" >> $config_host_mak
> > >>>>> I tried to disable iasl without this patch and it worked for me...
> > >>>>> I used:
> > >>>>> - [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make --iasl option actually work
> > >>>>> - ./configure --iasl="" (or --iasl=)
> > >>>>> and it worked (no sign of IASL in config-host.mak)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I think this is because the prev test "$iasl -h > /dev/null 2>&1"
> > >>>>> fails of course.
> > >>>> By luck, yes.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> So this is just a documentation patch: cleaner to document the
> > >>>> interface explicitly.
> > >>>> I'll make this clearer in the commit log.
> > >>>>
> > >>> --iasl=false works without further modifications (because test "false
> > >>> -h" works and returns false). It also looks more natural than --iasl=.
> > >>>
> > >>> Cheers, Stefan
> > >> It seems that some people try --iasl= as the more natural way
> > >> to do this. It's not documented that a failing iasl will
> > >> cause a fall-back and I'd rather document an explicit option
> > >> than making it fail.
> > > I'm also curious why would you say =false is natural:
> > > it's a string option not a boolean one.
> > >
> >
> > 'false' is a string here, namely the name of the executable which is
> > normally found at /bin/false.
> > It takes any number of parameters and always returns 1 (which is boolean
> > false
> > in shell conventions).
> >
> > You could also write --iasl=/bin/false.
> >
> > I suggest this kind of patch:
> >
> > echo " --iasl=IASL use ACPI compiler IASL [$iasl]"
> > +echo " iasl=false disables the ACPI compiler"
>
> It's still not a natural interface.
>
> It works by chance because we run iasl and test the return code,
> but we don't have to.
> For example, a reasonable implementation might produce
> an error if the user-specified iasl fails, breaking this hack.
>
> Interfaces should not follow implementation.
> If you don't want iasl a reasonable syntax is '' or
> --disable-iasl.
+1 on --disable-iasl
Marcel
> > echo " --host-cc=CC use C compiler CC [$host_cc] for code run
> > at"
> >
> >
> > Stefan
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Michael S. Tsirkin, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Marcel Apfelbaum, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Michael S. Tsirkin, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Stefan Weil, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Michael S. Tsirkin, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Michael S. Tsirkin, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Stefan Weil, 2013/11/24
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Michael S. Tsirkin, 2013/11/25
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL,
Marcel Apfelbaum <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] configure: make it possible to disable IASL, Stefan Weil, 2013/11/25