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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Please read: make check framework
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Am 10.01.2012 00:56, schrieb Anthony Liguori:
> On 01/09/2012 05:22 PM, Andreas F=C3=A4rber wrote:
>> Am 09.01.2012 22:42, schrieb Anthony Liguori:
>>> If there's some piece of QEMU you care about, start writing tests and
>>> tie it into make check.  It's that simple :-)
>>
>> Not quite. It would be easier if we just set up some storage space wit=
h
>> images like the handful of *-test images on qemu.org.
>=20
> It's not that simple.  We cannot just host an image on qemu.org without=
 getting=20
> into GPL considerations.  Even beyond the GPL, I don't think having opa=
que=20
> images that people don't understand how to recreate if they need to is =
a good=20
> strategy.
>=20
> I've considered trying to do something based on automated installation =
(using=20
> kickstart/preseed).  This has limitations though.  It takes an extremel=
y long=20
> time to generate these having the necessary hooks with preseeds appears=
 to be=20
> very difficult.

Isn't this kind of tool called autotest? I can't see a reason to
duplicate it if you really want to go for full-blown guests.

Kevin