[libvirt] [virt-tools-list] Questions about virt-manager running on Arch of Itanium 64

[Cole Robinson]

On 01/07/2010 11:53 PM, Dustin Xiong wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:15:32 -0500
>> From: crobinso at redhat.com
>> To: x_k_123 at hotmail.com
>> CC: berrange at redhat.com; libvirt-list at redhat.com
>> Subject: Re: [libvirt] [virt-tools-list] Questions about virt-manager running on Arch of Itanium 64
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>> On 01/07/2010 01:03 AM, Dustin Xiong wrote:
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>>> I sloved the problem. I modify the libvirt /src/qemu_conf.c. Add the arch ia64 into the
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>>> static const struct qemu_arch_info const arch_info_hvm[] = {}
>>> as berrange said. So the libvirt passing -M ia64.
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>>> But the kvm binary only experts '-M itanium'.
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>>> So i replaced the ia64 by itanium in the file /src/qemu_conf.c. 
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>>> Then the virt-manager finally could work on the arch of Itanium.
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>>> Thank you for your help.
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>>> Thank you, everyone here.
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>>> -Dustin
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>> Can you provide a diff of your changes so we can apply it to upstream
>> libvirt code?
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>> Thanks,
>> Cole
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> OK. But there is a problem. I modify the libvirt-0.6.3-20.el5.ia64.src.rpm(from the rhel-server-5.4-ia64-source.iso).
> The libvirt could work.But when i download the libvirt-0.6.3-20.tar.gz, then ./configure, make, make install. The libvirt couldn't work. The error as below:
> [root at kvm bin]# ./virsh
> error: unable to connect to '/usr/local/libvirt/var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock': No such file or directory
> error: failed to connect to the hypervisor
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> Then I download the lastest libvirt-0.7.5, make it. The error still remains.
> So if you need I provide a diff of my changes about the libvirt-0.6.3-20.el5.ia64.src.rpm, I am pleasure to do this.
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> -Dustin
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Building an RPM knows the correct location to put all the files, but a
default upstream build will put them into /usr/local which can cause
some problems.

Your original diff should be fine, I'll fix it up to apply against
current upstream.

- Cole