Re: [Qemu-devel] Attitute and Predisposition of the List & newbie documets

["Jim C. Brown" <jbrown106@phreaker.net>]

On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 03:22:19PM -0400, Kai Cherry wrote:
> We aren't getting dumb questions, but what I see as valid points to at 
> least think about.
> 
> And now, for a simple, but effective suggestion.
> 
> Fabrice, or whomever, can we get a simple key:value config file for the 
> commandline switches?
> 

I guess the .qmu config files don't work. Attached is the script I use to
give me key=value config files for the command line switches. I've posted
this before but no one took notice then.

I would have said "just search the mail archive for it" but apparently attached
files don't always work ... so in this case it's possible you might have looked
(and even found it) but couldn't download it. I attach it here as text so others
won't have this problem next time.

Since config file support clearly exists for qemu (the bottom of this email
proves it), either accept it/improve it, write your own code to replace it,
or reject it and stop complaining.

> I'd do it, but it would be biased towards xml so it could be easily be 
> worked into a .plist for OS X...but I think most folks could be better 
> served by a "flat file" key/val scheme.
> 
> This way, any/all "useless" GUI's could at least have a common format 
> to look for, and write options to.

Agreed.

> 
> -K
> 
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-- 
#! /bin/sh

# locate the config file
if [ "$1" = "-config" ]; then
	conffile=$2
	shift 2
else
	conffile=./.qemurc
fi

# hard-coded defaults here
qemu=
vde=off
boot=harddisk
megs=32
fda=
fdb=
hda=
hdachs=
hdb=
cdrom=
hdc=
hdd=
audio=off
pci=on
macaddr=
cirrus=off
localtime=off
usernet=off
nics=1
netscript=/etc/qemu-ifup
graphic=on

# if we have a valid config file, load it
if [ -f $conffile ]; then
	. $conffile
fi

# sanity check
if [ -z "$boot" ]; then
	echo 'Option boot must be set to floppy, harddisk, or cdrom, or'
	echo 'the decapriated options a, c, or d!'
	exit 1
fi
if [ -z "$megs" ]; then
#TODO: make sure this is a number
	echo 'Option megs must be set to a valid number!'
	exit 1
fi
if [ -z "$nics" ]; then
#TODO: make sure this is a number
	echo 'Option nics must be set to a valid number! (most likely this number will be 1)'
	exit 1
fi
if [ -z "$netscript" ]; then
	echo 'Warning: option netscript is not set. Will use /etc/qemu-ifup if asked.'
fi

#if [ "$boot" = "floppy" -o "$boot" = "a" ]; then
	#if [ -z "$fda" ]; then
		#echo 'Option fda must be set to a valid floppy image!'
		#exit 1
	#fi
#elif [ "$boot" = "harddisk" -o "$boot" = "c" ]; then
	#if [ -z "$hda" ]; then
		#echo 'Option hda must be set to a valid hard disk image!'
		#exit 1
	#fi
#elif [ "$boot" = "cdrom" -o "$boot" = "d" ]; then
	#if [ -z "$cdrom" ]; then
		#echo 'Option cdrom must be set to a valid cdrom iso image!'
		#exit 1
	#fi
#else
	# sanity check
	#echo -n "Option boot set to unknown value $boot. "
	#echo 'I don't know what to do!'
	#exit 1
#fi

# convert recommended values to the one qemu expects
if [ "$boot" = "floppy" ]; then
	boot=a
elif [ "$boot" = "harddisk" ]; then
	boot=c
elif [ "$boot" = "cdrom" ]; then
	boot=d
fi

# isa hack (Note that setting $pci overrides $isa completely)
if [ -z "$pci" ]; then
	if [ "$isa" = "on" ]; then
		pci = off
	else
		pci = on
	fi
fi

# interpret out configuration
comline=`which qemu`
if [ -n "$qemu" ]; then
	comline="$qemu"
fi
if [ "$vde" = "on" ]; then
	comline="vdeq $comline"
fi
comline="$comline -boot $boot"
comline="$comline -m $megs"
if [ -n "$fda" ]; then
	comline="$comline -fda $fda"
fi
if [ -n "$fdb" ]; then
	comline="$comline -fdb $fdb"
fi
if [ -n "$hda" ]; then
	comline="$comline -hda $hda"
fi
if [ -n "$hdachs" ]; then
	comline="$comline -hdachs $hdachs"
fi
if [ -n "$hdb" ]; then
	comline="$comline -hdb $hdb"
fi
if [ -n "$cdrom" ]; then
	comline="$comline -cdrom $cdrom"
fi
if [ -n "$hdc" ]; then
	comline="$comline -hda $hdc"
fi
if [ -n "$hdd" ]; then
	comline="$comline -hda $hdd"
fi
if [ "$audio" = "on" ]; then
	comline="$comline -enable-audio"
fi
if [ "$pci" != "on" ]; then
	comline="$comline -isa"
fi
if [ -n "$macaddr" ]; then
	comline="$comline -macaddr $macaddr"
fi
if [ "$cirrus" != "on" ]; then
	#comline="$comline -cirrusvga"
	comline="$comline -std-vga"
fi
if [ "$localtime" = "on" ]; then
	comline="$comline -localtime"
fi
if [ "$usernet" = "on" ]; then
	comline="$comline -user-net"
elif [ "$usernet" = "dummy" ]; then
	comline="$comline -dummy-net"
fi
# Don't pass the parameter if it is the qemu default
if [ "$nics" != "1" ]; then
	comline="$comline -nics $nics"
fi
if [ -n "$netscript" ]; then
	# Don't pass the parameter if it is the qemu default
	if [ "$netscript" != "/etc/qemu-ifup" ]; then
		comline="$comline -n $netscript"
	fi
fi
if [ "$graphic" != "on" ]; then
	comline="$comline -nographic"
fi
comline="$comline -monitor stdio -serial pty -no-sdl-grab"
echo $comline "$@"
exec $comline "$@"