New: QEMU , libvirt-bin, qemu-kvm Package Support required

https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12891

Bug ID: 12891
Summary: QEMU , libvirt-bin,qemu-kvm Package Support required
Product: buildroot
Version: 2020.02
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: Other
Assignee: unassigned at buildroot.uclibc.org
Reporter: ameya.joshi at rockwellcollins.com
CC: buildroot at uclibc.org
Target Milestone: ---

Hi,

Our device requires support for below packages

qemu-kvm libvirt-bin virt-manager qemu-system

i did find qemu-system, which gets installed after selecting QEMU

but i don't find the remaining packages.

I found an old patch that says atleast libvirt was added to buildroot

https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/buildroot/patch/20171127104131.27975-4-casantos at datacom.ind.br/

Is there a plan to add these packages.

qemu-kvm
libvirt-bin
virt-manager

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--- Comment #1 from Tudor <[email protected]> ---
Package names are not consistent between projects. Sometimes, additional "packages" are just extra options or additional libraries which are shipped as separate binaries. Because buildroot builds the package from scratch they can be shown as options and dependencies and therefore don't need additional packages.

For example BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_SYSTEM is the correct option for building what other projects might call "qemu-system".

As such, we don't always need specific packages explicitly. Is there something specifically you need from libvirt? From a buildroot perspective libvirt is a bit redundant. Since you know categorically you'll be running on QEMU, why do you need an abstraction layer? You don't need to jump from QEMU/KVM to Xen or VMWare in a scratchbuilt environment like buildroot. You get that benefit by being the designer of the environment.

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Thomas Petazzoni <[email protected]> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |INVALID

--- Comment #2 from Thomas Petazzoni <[email protected]> --- Hello Ameya. If you need libvirt support, then you need to revive the patches that were posted a long time ago, fix the issues that where pointed back then, and submit a new version.

Your bug report is not a bug, it's a wishlist item. And in the context of an open-source project, if you need something, it's up to you to contribute it :)

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--- Comment #3 from Matt Weber <[email protected]> --- Ameya, please contact me internally to Collins discuss this request.

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