Re: Building tools on unsupported cpu/arch

[Thomas Huth]

On 20/06/2022 12.54, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> 20.06.2022 13:31, Thomas Huth write:
> > On 30/04/2022 16.11, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > Previously, it was possible to build qemu tools (such as qemu-img, or 
> > > qemu-ga)
> > > on an unsupported cpu/architecture.  In a hackish way, by specifying
> > > --enable-tcg-interpreter on the ./configure line.
> > >
> > > Today (with 7.0), it does not work anymore, with the following error
> > > during configure:
> > >
> > >   common-user/meson.build:1:0: ERROR: Include dir host/unknown does not 
> > > exist.
> >
> > Did you ever send a patch for this? I something like this should do the job:
> >
> > diff a/common-user/meson.build b/common-user/meson.build
> > --- a/common-user/meson.build
> > +++ b/common-user/meson.build
> > @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
> > +if not have_user
> > +   subdir_done()
> > +endif
> > +
>
> https://salsa.debian.org/qemu-team/qemu/-/blob/master/debian/patches/common-user-no-user.patch 
>
>
> I dunno which one is right - "have_user" or "have_linux_user & have_bsd_user".

Both should be fine - have_user is just a shortcut:

$ grep have_user meson.build
have_user = have_linux_user or have_bsd_user
...

Could you send it as a proper patch? (otherwise I could assemble a patch, 
too, if you prefer that)

 Thanks,
  Thomas