On Feb 1, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Qrux wrote:
>>
>> I added a BLFS-style markdown page:
>>
>> https://github.com/qrux/xlapp/blob/master/README-blfs.md
>
> What you have is a pretty good start. I can take that and move it into
> docbook form pretty quickly, but not soon.
No rush. In fact, I need more time to finalize this build, anyway. See below
about lots of "cruft".
> A separate page for "Running Xen" would be fine. We still need to know
> what executables, libraries, and directories it installs. We also need
> an explanation of the non-standard commands (e.g. mv check_x11_devel NOUSE)
I've added an explanation for that command.
As for files; a find before- and after-install gives a listing of over 800
files that Xen installs. ~450 of these are python files it installs as part of
the core suite, including management tools. Another 200 or so are support
files in /usr/share. It's a large, complex thing, and it won't be constructive
to list them out.
I think it's best to list individual files in directories that live in common
system directories (e.g., /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /etc).
Then, list directories that contain only Xen stuff and just give a synopsis of
what's in those (e.g., /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/xen -- which contains
~450 files of Xen-specific stuff). I'll try to get a handle on that.
> I'm not sure what Dev86 is. I suspect some sort of development tools
> for x86 HW, but I haven't seen it before.
Dev86 is a toolchain for building 8086 executables. Which, AFAICT, is
necessary to build a bios emulation layer (among other things, like PXE boot).
I've actually been able to build (via CBLFS:
http://cblfs.cross-lfs.org/index.php/Dev86
and hacking Makefiles because the current version is newer than the one in
CBLFS) Dev86--although, there's no test suite that I know, so assurances are
slim. There are quite a few other optional dependencies, and I'll try to sort
through those, too.
Q
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