[libvirt] remote_protocol.c not compiling

[Dave Allan]

Kenneth Nagin wrote:
> I am experimenting with some new APIs in Libvirt 0.6.5 and added the
> changes to remote_protocol.x .
> 
> I'm getting a make error of  undefined reference in  ./.libs/libvirt.so to
> the xdr arguments.
> I think it is related to the fact that a new  remote_protocol.c is not
> being generated.
> 
> I've tried the obvious "make clean" and "make" and  "make -C qemud
> remote_protocol.c."
> But it has no affect.
> 
> [nagin at gorky trunk]$ make -C qemud remote_protocol.c
> make: Entering directory
> `/gpfs/reservoir/nagin/workspace/LIBVIRT/LIBVIRT_0_6_5/trunk/qemud'
> make: Nothing to be done for `remote_protocol.c'.
> make: Leaving directory
> `/gpfs/reservoir/nagin/workspace/LIBVIRT/LIBVIRT_0_6_5/trunk/qemud'
> 
> Any suggestions?

It's necessary to run 'make rpcgen' in the qemud directory to create the 
.c and .h files required by the remote protocol code. This must be done 
on a Linux host using the GLibC rpcgen program. Other rpcgen versions 
may generate code which results in bogus compile time warnings.

See:

http://www.libvirt.org/api_extension.html#wireproto

and in general:

http://www.libvirt.org/api_extension.html

Dave