package qemu
severity 290713 minor
tags 290713 + confirmed upstream fixed-upstream
thanks


On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 12:15:32PM +0800, Enrico Zini wrote:
> Package: qemu
> Version: 0.6.1-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hello,
> 
> thanks for packaging qemu!
> 
> The /usr/share/doc/qemu/qemu-doc.html manual, in the section "3.6.3
> Copy On Write disk images", mentions the script qemu-mkcow.  However,

You might want to look at the updated docs at the upstream
website:

        http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/qemu-doc.html

We already have an open bug for updating our shipped docs
at
        http://bugs.debian.org/286931


> that script is not included in the qemu package, although a manpage is
> provided for it:
> 
> $ dlocate qemu-mkcow
> qemu: /usr/share/man/man1/qemu-mkcow.1.gz

We probably should remove the manpage before the next
debian upload, but I don't know, if we really want to take
the trouble or just hope for the next upstream release.

> There is a qemu-img command that seems to do the same things but with a
> different syntax, though.

Right, that's the one, that should be used now.

qemu is changing rapidly, so things really change.


    Elrond


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