[meta-virtualization][PATCH] libvirt: disable netcf backend by default

[meta-virtualization][PATCH] libvirt: disable netcf backend by default

[Markus Volk]

I see a failure in netcf:
| ./bootstrap: .gnulib/gnulib-tool  --import --no-changelog --aux-dir build-aux --doc-base doc --lib libgnu --m4-base gnulib/m4/ --source-base gnulib/lib/ --tests-base gnulib/tests --local-dir gl  --lgpl=2 --with-tests --makefile-name=gnulib.mk --libtool --import ...
| python3: can't open file '/home/flk/bitbake-builds/poky/build/tmp/work/corei7-64-oe-linux/netcf/0.2.8+git/sources/netcf-0.2.8+git/.gnulib/.gnulib-tool.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
| ./bootstrap: gnulib-tool failed

Since the code hasn't been updated in over seven years, and after reading this discussion, perhaps the best solution would be to disable netcf support by default?

https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/devel@lists.libvirt.org/message/755CCFUFUW6OTN7CAHB77H7YXQNE5WGG/

Signed-off-by: Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>
---
 recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb
index 63f882ee..db600b92 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN}-libvirtd = " \
 
 # full config
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "gnutls qemu openvz vmware vbox esx lxc test remote \
-                   libvirtd netcf udev python fuse firewalld libpcap \
+                   libvirtd udev python fuse firewalld libpcap \
                    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'selinux', 'selinux audit libcap-ng', '', d)} \
                    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'xen', 'libxl', '', d)} \
                    ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'polkit', 'polkit', '', d)} \
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [meta-virtualization][PATCH] libvirt: disable netcf backend by default

[Anuj Mittal]

On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM Markus Volk via
lists.yoctoproject.org <f_l_k=t-online.de@lists.yoctoproject.org>
wrote:
>
> I see a failure in netcf:
> | ./bootstrap: .gnulib/gnulib-tool  --import --no-changelog --aux-dir build-aux --doc-base doc --lib libgnu --m4-base gnulib/m4/ --source-base gnulib/lib/ --tests-base gnulib/tests --local-dir gl  --lgpl=2 --with-tests --makefile-name=gnulib.mk --libtool --import ...
> | python3: can't open file '/home/flk/bitbake-builds/poky/build/tmp/work/corei7-64-oe-linux/netcf/0.2.8+git/sources/netcf-0.2.8+git/.gnulib/.gnulib-tool.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> | ./bootstrap: gnulib-tool failed
>
> Since the code hasn't been updated in over seven years, and after reading this discussion, perhaps the best solution would be to disable netcf support by default?
>
> https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/devel@lists.libvirt.org/message/755CCFUFUW6OTN7CAHB77H7YXQNE5WGG/

Thank you, I was going to propose this as well along with netcf
removal from meta-networking. Debian and Fedora have it disabled as
well and removed netcf.

Thanks,

Anuj

Re: [meta-virtualization][PATCH] libvirt: disable netcf backend by default

[Bruce Ashfield]

In message: [meta-virtualization][PATCH] libvirt: disable netcf backend by default
on 19/03/2026 Markus Volk via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:

> I see a failure in netcf:
> | ./bootstrap: .gnulib/gnulib-tool  --import --no-changelog --aux-dir build-aux --doc-base doc --lib libgnu --m4-base gnulib/m4/ --source-base gnulib/lib/ --tests-base gnulib/tests --local-dir gl  --lgpl=2 --with-tests --makefile-name=gnulib.mk --libtool --import ...
> | python3: can't open file '/home/flk/bitbake-builds/poky/build/tmp/work/corei7-64-oe-linux/netcf/0.2.8+git/sources/netcf-0.2.8+git/.gnulib/.gnulib-tool.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> | ./bootstrap: gnulib-tool failed
> 
> Since the code hasn't been updated in over seven years, and after reading this discussion, perhaps the best solution would be to disable netcf support by default?
> 
> https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/devel@lists.libvirt.org/message/755CCFUFUW6OTN7CAHB77H7YXQNE5WGG/
> 

Merged.

I'll eventually just remove the packageconfig itself, but let's see if
anyone notices this first!

Bruce

> Signed-off-by: Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>
> ---
>  recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb
> index 63f882ee..db600b92 100644
> --- a/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb
> +++ b/recipes-extended/libvirt/libvirt_git.bb
> @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN}-libvirtd = " \
>  
>  # full config
>  PACKAGECONFIG ??= "gnutls qemu openvz vmware vbox esx lxc test remote \
> -                   libvirtd netcf udev python fuse firewalld libpcap \
> +                   libvirtd udev python fuse firewalld libpcap \
>                     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'selinux', 'selinux audit libcap-ng', '', d)} \
>                     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'xen', 'libxl', '', d)} \
>                     ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'polkit', 'polkit', '', d)} \
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

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