Re: [Xen-users] xen-4.7.0 and mini-os (ocaml)

[Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>]

On 01/08/16 06:29, Mark Pryor wrote:
> http://bits.xensource.com/oss-xen/release/4.7.0/xen-4.7.0.tar.gz
> 
> use the tarball above which includes the 2 qemu versions & mini-os.
> Ocaml is something else and is usually available from distro packaging.

You don't need ocaml if you add "--disable-ocamltools" for ./configure


Juergen

> 
> If you want to build on Centos7, then try
> http://www.google.com/search?q=47x+xen+centos+rpm
> 
> my packages are at the top of the search results.
> 
> PryMar56
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 10:48 AM, "squidmobile@xxxxxxxxxxx"
> <squidmobile@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> 30 jul 2016
> 
> i ran xen for about three years, and i ran into something that
> caused me problems:
> 
>   how do i install xen-5.7.0 WITHOUT mini-os (ocaml)?
> 
> i tried to install xen-4.7.0, and it refused to install without
> the mini-os (ocaml) package.  the docs do NOT claim it as a
> prerequisite, nor can i find it in a .tar file for download.
> 
> i tried ocaml the other year, and i despise it.  xen makes it
> difficult to install without internet access at home, and ocaml
> makes it almost impossible.  when i tried anyway, it would not
> work for me.
> 
> for that reason, i NEVER use git.  furthermore, the xen addon
> repository uses zero security.  no https://... <https://.../>and no
> .sig/.asc
> files.  for that reason, i download from secure sources:
>   http://qemu.org/ <http://qemu.org/>  (.sig file)
>   https://code.coreboot.org/p/seabios
>   https://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git
>   https://www.acpica.org/downloads/
> 
> xen-4.7.0 offers features that look VERY nice.  however, i cannot
> install it at this time.
> 
> please help.
>  
> frank smith
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