[libvirt] [PATCH] Provide a useful README file
The current README file contents has almost no useful info, and that
which does exist is very outdated.
Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrange <berrange(a)redhat.com>
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+ Libvirt API for virtualization
+ ==============================
- LibVirt : simple API for virtualization
+Libvirt provides a portable, long term stable C API for managing the
+virtualization technologies provided by many operating systems. It
+includes support for QEMU, KVM, Xen, LXC, BHyve, Virtuozzo, VMWare
+vCenter and ESX, VMWare Desktop, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and PowerHyp.
- Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities
-of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). It is free software
-available under the GNU Lesser General Public License. Virtualization of
-the Linux Operating System means the ability to run multiple instances of
-Operating Systems concurrently on a single hardware system where the basic
-resources are driven by a Linux instance. The library aim at providing
-long term stable C API initially for the Xen paravirtualization but
-should be able to integrate other virtualization mechanisms if needed.
+For some of these hypervisors, it provides a stateful management
+daemon runs on the virtualization host allowing access to the API
+both by non-privileged local users and remote users.
-Daniel Veillard <veillard(a)redhat.com>
+Layered packages provide bindings of the Libvirt C API into other
+languages including Python, Perl, Php, Go, Java, OCaml, as well as
+mappings into object systems such as GObject, CIM and SNMP.
+
+Further information about the libvirt project can be found on the
+website:
+
+ https://libvirt.org
+
+License
+=======
+
+The libvirt C API is distributed under the terms of GNU Lesser General
+Public License, version 2.1 (or later). Some parts of the code that are
+not part of the C library, may have the more restricted GNU General
+Public License, version 2.1 (or later). See the files COPYING.LESSER
+and COPYING for full license terms & conditions.
+
+Installation
+============
+
+Libvirt uses the GNU Autotools build system, so in general can be built
+and installed with the normal commands. For example, to build in a manner
+that is suitable for installing as root, use:
+
+ ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
+ make
+ sudo make install
+
+While to build & install as an unprivileged user
+
+ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr
+ make
+ make install
+
+The libvirt code relies on a large number of 3rd party libraries. These will
+be detected during execution of the configure script and a summary printed
+which lists any missing (optional) dependancies.
+
+Contributing
+============
+
+The libvirt project welcomes contributors from all. For most components
+the best way to contributor is to send patches to the primary development
+mailing list, using the 'git send-email' command. Further guidance on this
+can be found in the HACKING file, or the project website
+
+ https://libvirt.org/contribute.html
+
+Contact
+=======
+
+The libvirt project has two primary mailing lists:
+
+ * libvir-list(a)redhat.com (for development)
+ * libvirt-users(a)redhat.com (for users)
+
+Further details on contacting the project are available on the website
+
+ https://libvirt.org/contact.html
+
+-- End
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