Re: Building tools on unsupported cpu/arch

[Thomas Huth]

On 30/04/2022 16.11, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Previously, it was possible to build qemu tools (such as qemu-img, or qemu-ga)
> on an unsupported cpu/architecture.  In a hackish way, by specifying
> --enable-tcg-interpreter on the ./configure line.
>
> Today (with 7.0), it does not work anymore, with the following error
> during configure:
>
>   common-user/meson.build:1:0: ERROR: Include dir host/unknown does not exist.
>
> This is with --disable-system --disable-linux-user --disable-user.
>
> And without --enable-tcg-interpreter, it gives:
>
>   meson.build:390:6: ERROR: Problem encountered: Unsupported CPU m68k, try 
> --enable-tcg-interpreter
>
> What's the way to build tools on an unsupported architecture these days?

 Hi Michael,

I think all required patches should now have been merged - could you please 
try again whether building the tools now works again for you on unsupported 
CPU architectures?

 Thanks,
  Thomas