[Buildroot] [Bug 12891] New: QEMU , libvirt-bin, qemu-kvm Package Support required

[Buildroot] [Bug 12891] New: QEMU , libvirt-bin, qemu-kvm Package Support required

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            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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[Buildroot] [Bug 12891] QEMU , libvirt-bin, qemu-kvm Package Support required

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--- Comment #1 from Tudor <tudor@tudorholton.com> ---
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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[Buildroot] [Bug 12891] QEMU , libvirt-bin, qemu-kvm Package Support required

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Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> changed:

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

--- Comment #2 from Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> ---
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 <matthew.weber@rockwellcollins.com> ---
Ameya, please contact me internally to Collins discuss this request.

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