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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] help: Update help to reflect that GTK is the de
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] help: Update help to reflect that GTK is the default |
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Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:11:12 +0200 |
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Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden> writes:
> On 27/07/2016 18:21, Colin Lord wrote:
>> Updates the messages displayed in the help option to reflect that GTK is
>> the default display, not SDL.
>> ---
>> qemu-options.hx | 16 ++++++++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
>> index 8e0d9a5..5bec1d3 100644
>> --- a/qemu-options.hx
>> +++ b/qemu-options.hx
>> @@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
>> STEXI
>> @item -nographic
>> @findex -nographic
>> -Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
>> +Normally, QEMU uses GTK to display the VGA output. With this option,
>
> IIRC SDL is the default if GTK is not enabled. So perhaps "uses GTK or
> SDL"?
>
> Since you are at it, replace "the VGA output" with "output (such as
> graphics, console, and the QEMU monitor)"
>
>> you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
>> command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
>> the console and muxed with the monitor (unless redirected elsewhere
>> @@ -977,12 +977,12 @@ the console and monitor.
>> ETEXI
>>
>> DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
>> - "-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n",
>> + "-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of GTK\n",
>
> Remove "instead of GTK" altogether?
>
>> QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
>> STEXI
>> @item -curses
>> @findex -curses
>> -Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
>> +Normally, QEMU uses GTK to display the VGA output. With this option,
>
> Same as above ("GTK or SDL").
>
>> QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
>> curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
>> ETEXI
>> @@ -1034,6 +1034,14 @@ STEXI
>> Enable SDL.
>> ETEXI
>>
>> +DEF("gtk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_gtk,
>> + "-gtk enable GTK (default)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
>> +STEXI
>> address@hidden -gtk
>> address@hidden -gtk
>> +Enable GTK.
>> +ETEXI
>
> We try to avoid adding new "-foo" options. All of them invariably end
> up requiring some sort of suboption, which is why we have "-display" now.
>
>> DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
>> "-spice [port=port][,tls-port=secured-port][,x509-dir=<dir>]\n"
>> " [,x509-key-file=<file>][,x509-key-password=<file>]\n"
>> @@ -1228,7 +1236,7 @@ DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
>> STEXI
>> @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
>> @findex -vnc
>> -Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
>> +Normally, QEMU uses GTK to display the VGA output. With this option,
>
> Same as above ("GTK or SDL").
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paolo
>
>> you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
>> display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
>> tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
Please have a look at
From: Robert Ho <address@hidden>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] Reorganize help output of '-display' option
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:17:11 +0800
Message-Id: <address@hidden>