[Ovirt-devel] How to test Ovirt

[Joey Boggs]

On 11/24/2010 06:38 PM, Javier Ramirez Molina wrote:
> Hi,
> I have just joined the list looking to contribute to the project so
> excuse me if what I ask is very basic, but I have read the
> mailing-list archive up to June last year and I did not find the
> answers.
>
> 1. What are the requirements to build the node iso?
>
> I'm asking this because I tried to follow the instructions at
> https://fedorahosted.org/ovirt/wiki/Build
>
> But when I run the ./autogen.sh command inside the node directory I
> get the following error message:
>
> checking for main in -lpython2.6... no
> configure: error: Cannot find python development libraries.
>
> I'm running fedora 14 with python 2.7 so I supposed I need to use an
> older Fedora or is there any other way?
>
> 2. How accurate and up to date is the documentation at
> http://ovirt.et.redhat.com/docs/Using_the_oVirt_Server_Suite_User_Interface/
> ?
>
> 3. Is using the fedora repositories the best way to install the
> ovirt-server ? If so, I suppose that using Fedora 14 is the best
> option or it has to match the version used to build the node iso?
>
> Finally I would like to say that although I'm not a developer I'm
> really looking to help as a tester, helping with documentation or any
> other way.
>
> Regards.
>
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Quick fix for this is in the configure file line 3461 change from:

LIBS="-lpython2.6  $LIBS"
to
LIBS="-lpython2.7  $LIBS"

Also livecd creator is able to generate isos that are different os'es 
than the one used to build it.