Re: [Xen-devel] implementing a classic Xen front/back pv driver pair to provide a transport for 9P FS Protocol

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Apr 02, 2015 at 01:16:36PM -0600, Linda wrote:
> Thanks Konrad.
> 
> I came close to doing your suggestions on git, and got it, sort of, to work.
> I will follow your instructions exactly for updates.

Heh. The git manual is also a very good resource.
> 
> There were also, some problems with the way the smtp server needed to be set
> up (compounded by typos of course), which are all fixed.
> 
> As far as your answer to my build problems, I'm not sure what this will do:
> 
> One way to help with that is if you do:
> 
> make 1>&2 2>log
> 
> And attach the log.
> 
> I am semi-new to the linux world - is this to allow someone else to help me?

Correct.
> What does the make command above do?

Build.
> 
> Thanks, again.
> 
> Linda
> 
> On 4/2/2015 12:59 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> >On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 07:36:49PM -0600, Linda wrote:
> >>First, Julien, your suggestion worked like a charm.
> >>So here's what's happened tonight.  I tried to build the tools directory of
> >>my git repository.  Although I used the sudo command in my virtual ubuntu, I
> >>got a permission denied error  126 on xen_foreign.
> >One way to help with that is if you do:
> >
> >make 1>&2 2>log
> >
> >And attach the log.
> >>Second, I tried to follow the protocol for submitting my patches.  I changed
> >>libxl_utils.c and libxl_utils.h, in my repository, add and commit them.
> >>Unfortunately, I didn't include my signature (next page of instructions I
> >>was following), and couldn't figure how to get back in to add them.
> >git commit --amend
> >
> >Or if you want to do more of them:
> >
> >git rebase -i origin/staging
> >
> >(and in the editor change 'pick' to 'r').
> >
> >>Finally, I tried git send-email (took a bit to find I had to install it).
> >>Now it doesn't like the format of my send-email:
> >Again, please copy-n-paste the command line you had.
> >
> >>  to the devlopers list above and cc'ing Julien and Wei, followed by:
> >>1.  following this with the files (even with --no-format-patch), error was
> >>"no subject line"
> >>2.  (different attempt) the repository "master"  error complained about the
> >>format patch
> >Not sure I understand that. Is that for 'git send-email' or 'git
> >format-patch'?
> >>SO   if anyone is up at an ungodly hour and can explain any of these errors
> >>to me (I'm in Colorado - so it's 7:30 here), especially with a fix, I'd be
> >>grateful.  Otherwise, Julien, Wei, I'll start at about 7am my time, maybe a
> >>little earlier.
> >The previous OPW had an article about using git and how to do it with
> >kernel patches. It is exactly the same flow - except different email
> >address.
> >
> >Anyhow, what I end up doing is:
> >
> >1). git format-patch --subject-prefix "PATCH RFC" origin/staging..
> >
> >(which generates 0001-, 0002-, etc files - for two patches).
> >
> >2). git send-email --to xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --to someotheremail.org
> >--compose --subject "[PATCH RFC] Patches to fix XYZ." 000*.patch
> >
> >And in the editor do a little writeup of what the patches have.
> >At the end of this, I attach the output from:
> >
> >git diff --stat origin/staging..
> >
> >git shortlog origin/staging..
> >
> >which gives a nice diff output and what the patches are.
> >
> >And then send it off.
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>Linda Jacobson
> >>
> >>On 4/1/2015 2:57 PM, Julien Grall wrote:
> >>>
> >>>On 01/04/2015 18:46, Linda wrote:
> >>>>I'll try it.  That's the
> >>>>
> >>>>libvncserver-dev libsdl-dev libjpeg62-dev
> >>>>
> >>>>Should I keep the libsdl-dev?
> >>>>
> >>>>   In the meantime, I'm following the git protocol for patches. I
> >>>>successfully cloned xen.git.  The next statement in the directions - I
> >>>>can't tell if it's one statement on many lines, or many statements.  It
> >>>>starts out git branch -a
> >>>>When I type this alone, I get "Not a git repository"  When I type in the
> >>>>many lines as a single command I get the error message:
> >>>>origin/master no such file or directory
> >>>You have to type the command "git branch -a"  in the git repository (i.e
> >>>the directory xen.git).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>This comes from the line remotes/origin/HEAD->origin
> >>>>
> >>>>?????
> >>>This is normal. The line starting by '$' is a command. Everything else is
> >>>an example output of the execution of the command.
> >>>
> >>>Obviously, you have to drop the '$' when typing copying the command.
> >>>
> >>>To go further, '$' means a command to execute with your current user and
> >>>'#' a command to execute with root privileges (i.e adding sudo before).
> >>>
> >>>This is usually a standard on Linux/BSD shell documentation.
> >>>
> >>>Although, there is some place within this wiki page where the command
> >>>doesn't have '$'/'#' (see [1]). So you to judge yourself if the line looks
> >>>like a command or not :).
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>
> >>>[1] 
> >>>http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Submitting_Xen_Project_Patches#Git_send-email
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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