10:10 a.m.
Hello,
I'd like to get libguestfs to compile on Mac OS X and I've been
chugging along quite well. I recently hit an issue in the
"./configure" which I don't thin is solvable on Mac without modifying
libguestfs autotools scripts but I can easily be wrong:
checking for febootstrap... no
checking for debootstrap... no
configure: error: Either febootstrap or debootstrap must be installed
What should I do about this to continue the configuration?
Thanks,
Mitchell
2:03 p.m.
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:10:44AM -0600, Mitchell Hashimoto wrote:
Hello,
I'd like to get libguestfs to compile on Mac OS X and I've been
chugging along quite well. I recently hit an issue in the
"./configure" which I don't thin is solvable on Mac without modifying
libguestfs autotools scripts but I can easily be wrong:
Excellent, it *was* working on Mac OS X, but a long time ago.
checking for febootstrap... no
checking for debootstrap... no
configure: error: Either febootstrap or debootstrap must be installed
What should I do about this to continue the configuration?
http://libguestfs.org/FAQ.html#distros
http://libguestfs.org/download/binaries/REUSING-THE-APPLIANCE.txt
Rich.
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2:05 p.m.
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 08:03:25PM +0000, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
I should add that the instructions there are slightly out of date.
The appliance filenames no longer contain the "fedora-NN" string.
Rich.
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8:38 p.m.
Richard,
Ah, I think I understand. I need to grab a binary from one of the
linux OS's and use their images. At least this seems like the easiest
way. You said that Mac OS X *was* working. What caused it to stop
working and how was this problem addressed before?
Mitchell
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Richard W.M. Jones <rjones(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 08:03:25PM +0000, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
> http://libguestfs.org/download/binaries/REUSING-THE-APPLIANCE.txt
I should add that the instructions there are slightly out of date.
The appliance filenames no longer contain the "fedora-NN" string.
Rich.
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3:41 a.m.
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 08:38:58PM -0600, Mitchell Hashimoto wrote:
Ah, I think I understand. I need to grab a binary from one of the
linux OS's and use their images.
Yes, you need the appliance part from a Linux OS -- the one from the
Fedora binaries we distribute is best.
I don't think it would be possible to build a Mac OS X-based
appliance, not least because Mac OS X cannot[1] be run under
virtualization.
At least this seems like the easiest way. You said that Mac OS X
*was* working. What caused it to stop working and how was this
problem addressed before?
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/libguestfs-now-works-on-mac-os-x/
If it doesn't compile now, it will be simply because the code has
bitrotted because we don't regularly build on OS X.
Rich.
[1] Or at least there are legal questions about it.
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