[Slackbuilds-users] Qemu 7.2.0

[KB_SBo]

On 12/16/22 13:11, marav wrote:
>
> Hi Edward, hi all
>
> FYI
>
> *libslirp *is now required as an additional dependency to compile qemu
> 7.2.0
>
> https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/7.2#Removal_of_the_.22slirp.22_submodule_.28affects_.22-netdev_user.22.29
>
> Cheers
>

Hello All,


Actually not true. libslirp is NOT a compile dependency, but optional
for user mode networking. Qemu compiles just fine without it.

 From Qemu ChangeLog/7.2

The "slirp" submodule / code (which is the code behind "-netdev user" /
"-nic user") has been removed from the QEMU source tree, so you now need
to install your distributions libslirp development package before
compiling QEMU to get the user-mode networking feature included again.

Since Slackware does not have a "distribution package" (SBo provides
this functionality), libslirp is technically OPTIONAL.

I should have been a bit more clear in the README and forgot to add the
--enable-slirp option as a switch.

-Ed