Re: [Xen-users] Can someone please build a Xen 3.2 rpm for CentOS 5.1x64?

[Rudi Ahlers <Rudi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>   
> > Hi all
> >
> > I'm looking for the rpm's for Xen 3.2 x64 to use on CentOS 5.1. 
> > Unfortunately I have had no joy in trying to rebuild the src rpm. If 
> > anyone has done it before, please let me know
> >     
> I can get you going, though you will need to type in the commands
> to compile it on your end.
>
> 1) Install CentOS 5.1 x86_64 + virtualization package
>   
I have done that already
> 2) Install these packages via yum:
>
> # yum intstall gcc binutils dev86 bison flex kernel-xen-devel transfig 
> libidn-devel zlib-devel texi2html SDL-devel curl-devel libX11-devel 
> python-devel ghostscript tetex-latex ncurses-devel gtk2-devel libaio-devel perl 
> glibc-devel.x86_64 glibc-devel.i386 gettext gnutls-devel openssl-devel
>   
I have done already, but I am missing a few packages,
Installing:
    bison                   x86_64     2.3-2.1          
base              549 k
    flex                    x86_64     2.5.4a-41.fc6    
base              131 k
    kernel-xen-devel        x86_64     2.6.18-53.1.14.el5  
updates           4.9 M
    perl                    i386       4:5.8.8-10.el5_0.2  
updates            12 M
Installing for dependencies:
    db4                     i386       4.3.29-9.fc6     
base              917 k
    gdbm                    i386       1.8.0-26.2.1     
base               27 k
    m4                      x86_64     1.4.5-3.el5.1    
base              171 k
> A lot of dependencies will be pulled in, but hey that's life..
>
> 3) Download the xen 3.2 src rpm from xen.org and install it
>   
I have done that already, it's currently in /xen-3.2.0-0xs.centos5.src.rpm
> 4) cd to '/usr/src/redhat/SPECS' and type in 'rpmbuild -ba xen.spec'
>
> If it aborts with an error, it shouldn't, so post it and
> someone will help you with it.
>   
Ok, this is what I get, which I presume isn't right?

Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files 
/var/tmp/xen-3.2.0-0xs-root
error: Installed (but unpackaged) file(s) found:
  /usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader


RPM build errors:
   Installed (but unpackaged) file(s) found:
  /usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader


> 5) cd to '/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64' and type in
> 'rpm -Uvh xen-3.2.0-0xs.x86_64.rpm xen-libs-3.2.0-0xs.x86_64.rpm'
>   
The files don't exist there:

cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/
[root@temp01 x86_64]# ll
total 0
[root@temp01 x86_64]# updatedb && locate xen-3.2.0-0xs.x86_64.rpm

> Then your done.
>
> There are 2 issues I encountered with the xen.org 3.2 version.
>
> 1) The Xen API interface doesn't handle an unspecified
> 'timer_mode' option which causes virt-manager and
> virt-install to break. There is a patch for this and
> I can send a patched src rpm with it if you want.
>
> 2) utc_timeoffset isn't automatically calculated so
> you need to specify it. I also have a patch for that
> too, included in my new src rpm.
>
> -Ross
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