Type
- ./configure
+ ./configure --interp-prefix=/usr/local/qemu-i386
make
to build qemu and libqemu.a.
make install
-to install qemu in /usr/local/bin
+to install QEMU in /usr/local/bin
+* On x86 you should be able to launch any program by using the
+libraries installed on your PC. For example:
+
+ ./qemu -L / /bin/ls
+
+* On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
+(qemu-XXX-i386-glibc21.tar.gz on the qemu web page). Ensure that
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not set:
+
+ unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+Then you can launch the precompiled 'ls' x86 executable:
+
+ ./qemu /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
+
+You can look at /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-conf.sh so that QEMU is
+automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to launch x86
+executables.
+
+Tested tool versions
+--------------------
+
+In order to compile QEMU succesfully, it is very important that you
+have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. I cannot guaranty
+that QEMU works if you do not use a tested gcc version. Look at
+'configure' and 'Makefile' if you want to make a different gcc
+version work.
+
+host gcc binutils glibc linux distribution
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+x86 2.95.2 2.13.2 2.1.3 2.4.18
+ 3.2 2.13.2 2.1.3 2.4.18
+ 2.96 2.11.93.0.2 2.2.5 2.4.18 Red Hat 7.3
+
+PowerPC 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.20-pre2 Debian 3.0
+
+Alpha 3.3 [1] 2.14.90.0.4 2.2.5 2.2.20 [2] Debian 3.0
+
+Sparc32 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.18 Debian 3.0
+
+ARM 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.9 [3] Debian 3.0
+
+[1] On Alpha, QEMU needs the gcc 'visibility' attribute only available
+ for gcc version >= 3.3.
+[2] Linux >= 2.4.20 is necessary for precise exception support
+ (untested).
+[3] 2.4.9-ac10-rmk2-np1-cerf2
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