[Libguestfs] [PATCH 0/3] Inspection code in C

[Richard W.M. Jones]

These three patches (two were previously posted) can do simple
operating system inspection in C.

Example of use:

><fs> add-ro rhel55.img
><fs> run
><fs> inspect-os
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
><fs> inspect-get-type /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
linux
><fs> inspect-get-distro /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
rhel
><fs> inspect-get-arch /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
x86_64
><fs> inspect-get-major-version /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
5
><fs> inspect-get-minor-version /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
5
><fs> inspect-get-product-name /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga)
><fs> inspect-get-filesystems /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
/dev/vda1
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01
><fs> inspect-get-mountpoints /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00: /
/dev/vda1: /boot

I've tested this with all of my available guests.  The only ones it
*doesn't* work on were a Fedora guest with an encrypted disk, and some
FreeBSD/PCBSD guests.  For the encrypted guest, you have to open the
device first.  We could probably get the *BSD guests working with some
effort.

Anyway I'm quite happy with this and I intend to push it if no one
objects.

Rich.

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