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diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi index 8bb883afb6..53d5c4f341 100644 --- a/qemu-doc.texi +++ b/qemu-doc.texi @@ -131,13 +131,23 @@ generic dynamic code generation architecture of QEMU. The SPARC emulation is currently in development. +@chapter Installation + +If you want to compile QEMU, please read the @file{README} which gives +the related information. Otherwise just download the binary +distribution (@file{qemu-XXX-i386.tar.gz}) and untar it as root in +@file{/}: + +@example +su +cd / +tar zxvf /tmp/qemu-XXX-i386.tar.gz +@end example + @chapter QEMU User space emulator invocation @section Quick Start -If you need to compile QEMU, please read the @file{README} which gives -the related information. - In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it. @@ -153,14 +163,14 @@ qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a @file{/} prefix. -@item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with qemu: +@item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources): @example qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls @end example @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc -(@file{qemu-XXX-i386-glibc21.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that +(@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set: @example |