Libguestfs - Aug 2014 - Re: issue when building/making package from git

>
> Does p2v/virt-p2v (binary) exist?
>
NO
> > Now I want to install it properly on my machine. Arch use a makepkg
> > [1] command to build and install packages not in the official repos.
> >
> > When running
> > $ makepkg
> > I have this structure which sounds correct:
> > libguestfs-git/pkg/
> > libguestfs-git/src/AllNeededDir_cloned_here
> >
> > but at one time the build breaks with these errors:
> > -----------------------------
> > ../src/.libs/libutils.a(
> > libutils_la-cleanup.o): In function
`guestfs___cleanup_xmlBufferFree':
> > cleanup.c:(.text+0x79): undefined reference to `xmlBufferFree'
> > ../src/.libs/libutils.a(libutils_la-cleanup.o): In function
> > `guestfs___cleanup_xmlFreeDoc':
> > cleanup.c:(.text+0x99): undefined reference to `xmlFreeDoc'
> > ../src/.libs/libutils.a(libutils_la-cleanup.o): In function
> > `guestfs___cleanup_xmlFreeURI':
> > cleanup.c:(.text+0xb9): undefined reference to `xmlFreeURI'
> > ../src/.libs/libutils.a(libutils_la-cleanup.o): In function
> > `guestfs___cleanup_xmlFreeTextWriter':
> > cleanup.c:(.text+0xd9): undefined reference to `xmlFreeTextWriter'
> > ../src/.libs/libutils.a(libutils_la-cleanup.o): In function
> > `guestfs___cleanup_xmlXPathFreeContext':
> > cleanup.c:(.text+0xf9): undefined reference to
`xmlXPathFreeContext'
> > ../src/.libs/libutils.a(libutils_la-cleanup.o): In function
> > `guestfs___cleanup_xmlXPathFreeObject':
> > cleanup.c:(.text+0x119): undefined reference to
`xmlXPathFreeObject'
> > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> > Makefile:1598: recipe for target 'virt-p2v' failed
>
> The error seems to be libxml2 missing.  Now it builds OK using just a
> plain build, but not from makepkg.
No, libxml2-2.1-5 is installed
>
> Can you get makepkg to add `V=1' flag to make, ie:
>
>   make V=1
>
> That should print the full compile/link commands.

I will do shortly

> No, libxml2-2.1-5 is installed
Sorry for typo : 2.9.1-5

Patch applied.

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==> Creating package "libguestfs-git"...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Generating .MTREE file...
  -> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: libguestfs-git 1.27.25.12.gbbae613-1 (Mon Aug 11
18:24:54 CEST 2014)
----------------------
martinus@gerbillous ➤➤ ~aur/libguestfs-git % ls -al src/libguestfs/v2v
| grep virt-v2v
41:-rw-r--r--  1 martinus martinus    0 Aug 11 18:24 stamp-virt-v2v.pod
71:-rwxr-xr-x  1 martinus martinus 2.3M Aug 11 18:24 virt-v2v*
72:-rw-r--r--  1 martinus martinus  19K Aug 11 18:24 virt-v2v.1
75:-rw-r--r--  1 martinus martinus  13K Aug 11 18:19 virt-v2v.pod
-------------------------------------------------------------

A big thank you. Now, let's start to learn the command. I am
virtualizing a w8 partition using libvirt qemu/kvm and would like to
create a virtual image from physical partition.