Xen - Source?
Hallo everybody! Xen is distributed with Debian (main) Seems the source-package doesn't contain the code of the hypervisor. Also /lib/modules/2.6-686/kernel/arch/xen/i386/mm/hypervisor.c is not included. Installing it (make), it downloads the binary of the hypervisor! Cloning http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg # (downloading) So where do I find the source of the xen-Hypervisor (running below the linux-kernel)? - Or: why could it be distributed with Debian? thanks a lot, Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Xen - Source?
On 06/09/2009 11:49 AM, Andreas wrote: Installing it (make), it downloads the binary of the hypervisor! Cloning http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg # (downloading) This is an incorrect understanding of that download step - it is a *source* download from the upstream mercurial repository: mshu...@aineko:~/src/repos/hg$ hg clone http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg destination directory: linux-2.6.18-xen.hg requesting all changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 899 changesets with 23501 changes to 20928 files updating working directory 20905 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved mshu...@aineko:~/src/repos/hg$ So where do I find the source of the xen-Hypervisor? Right where you found it ;) You can also download tarballs from the parent web site, if you wish. -- Kind Regards, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Xen - Source?
Michael Shuler wrote: On 06/09/2009 11:49 AM, Andreas wrote: Installing it (make), it downloads the binary of the hypervisor! Cloning http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg # (downloading) This is an incorrect understanding of that download step - it is a *source* download from the upstream mercurial repository: Are you saying the source package does not actually contain the source code, but is just a framework for downloading the actual source? If so, this seems unusual to me. AIUI it's normal practice for a source package to contain a local copy of the source tree because Debian cannot make the assumption that xenbits.xensource.com will always be there. You can also download tarballs from the parent web site, if you wish. So why are these not used in the creation of the source package? Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Xen - Source?
On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 18:49 +0200, Andreas wrote: Hallo everybody! Xen is distributed with Debian (main) Seems the source-package doesn't contain the code of the hypervisor. Which package? Also /lib/modules/2.6-686/kernel/arch/xen/i386/mm/hypervisor.c is not included. No, that's not where we install sources. Installing it (make), it downloads the binary of the hypervisor! Cloning http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg # (downloading) Use dpkg-buildpackage to build Debian packages. Running make directly is not guaranteed to do the right thing. So where do I find the source of the xen-Hypervisor (running below the linux-kernel)? - Or: why could it be distributed with Debian? The hypervisor is in the xen-3 source package: apt-get source xen-3 The Linux dom0 code is in the linux-2.6 source package (as patches in the subdirectory debian/patches/features/all/xen/): apt-get source linux-2.6 cd linux-2.6-* debian/rules setup Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Xen - Source?
On 06/09/2009 02:59 PM, David Claughton wrote: Michael Shuler wrote: On 06/09/2009 11:49 AM, Andreas wrote: Installing it (make), it downloads the binary of the hypervisor! Cloning http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg # (downloading) This is an incorrect understanding of that download step - it is a *source* download from the upstream mercurial repository: Are you saying the source package does not actually contain the source code, but is just a framework for downloading the actual source? If so, this seems unusual to me. AIUI it's normal practice for a source package to contain a local copy of the source tree because Debian cannot make the assumption that xenbits.xensource.com will always be there. You're right. Ben pointed to the xen patch directory in the linux-2.6 source package in his reply - the package build should not fetch the repo. I just spoke up (probably incorrectly, without asking for more info) to help with what I thought he was seeing. Kind Regards, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Xen - Source?
Michael Shuler wrote: You're right. Ben pointed to the xen patch directory in the linux-2.6 source package in his reply - the package build should not fetch the repo. I just spoke up (probably incorrectly, without asking for more info) to help with what I thought he was seeing. OK, fair enough, glad that's cleared up. Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
