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Despite being a generated file, HACKING has been tracked in the git repository along with actual source files. As far as I'm aware, it's the only generated file for which that happens. Times and times again, people[1] have committed changes to the source file without refreshing the generated copy at the same time. The rationale for tracking the generated file is to help out people who just cloned the git repository looking to contribue; however, README-hacking already contains enough information to get perspective contributors to a place where they can simply look at docs/hacking.html instead. [1] Mostly me, to be honest Signed-off-by: Andrea Bolognani <abologna@redhat.com>
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[](https://travis-ci.org/libvirt/libvirt)
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Libvirt API for virtualization
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==============================
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Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the
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virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It
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includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, bhyve, Virtuozzo, VMware
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vCenter and ESX, VMware Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and the POWER
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Hypervisor.
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For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management
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daemon which runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the
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API both by non-privileged local users and remote users.
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Layered packages provide bindings of the libvirt C API into other
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languages including Python, Perl, PHP, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as
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mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.
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Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the
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website:
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[https://libvirt.org](https://libvirt.org)
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License
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-------
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The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General
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Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are
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not part of the C library may have the more restrictive GNU General
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Public License, version 2.1 (or later). See the files `COPYING.LESSER`
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and `COPYING` for full license terms & conditions.
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Installation
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------------
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Libvirt uses the GNU Autotools build system, so in general can be built
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and installed with the usual commands. For example, to build in a manner
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that is suitable for installing as root, use:
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```
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$ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
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$ make
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$ sudo make install
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```
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While to build & install as an unprivileged user
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```
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$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
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$ make
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$ make install
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```
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The libvirt code relies on a large number of 3rd party libraries. These will
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be detected during execution of the `configure` script and a summary printed
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which lists any missing (optional) dependencies.
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Contributing
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------------
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The libvirt project welcomes contributions in many ways. For most components
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the best way to contribute is to send patches to the primary development
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mailing list. Further guidance on this can be found on the website:
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[https://libvirt.org/contribute.html](https://libvirt.org/contribute.html)
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Contact
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-------
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The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:
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* libvirt-users@redhat.com (**for user discussions**)
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* libvir-list@redhat.com (**for development only**)
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Further details on contacting the project are available on the website:
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[https://libvirt.org/contact.html](https://libvirt.org/contact.html)
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