[libvirt] [python PATCH] maint: document development against uninstalled libvirt

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:12:52AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 06/25/2014 10:59 AM, Peter Krempa wrote:
> > On 06/25/14 18:53, Eric Blake wrote:
> >> Thanks to Dan's recent work in libvirt.git, it is much easier to
> >> develop against uninstalled libvirt.  Mention how.
> >>
> >> * README: More details.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake at redhat.com>
> >> ---
> >>  README | 15 +++++++++++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
> >>
> > 
> > ACK,
> 
> Thanks; pushed.
> 
> FYI: I'm also using this (but considered it hackish enough to not
> publish as a formal patch):
> 
> $ echo /GNUmakefile >> .git/info/exclude
> $ cat GNUmakefile
> # My hidden wrapper to preset things that I like...
> include Makefile
> export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/eblake/libvirt/src/.libs/
> export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/home/eblake/libvirt/src/
> $
> 
> Now all I have to do is run 'python setup.py build' to build against
> installed libvirt, vs. 'make' to build against development libvirt, at
> least for my machine.

It occurs to me that if we edit the 'run' script in libvirt GIT to
set that PKG_CONFIG_PATH setting, then you could build and test the
python bindings by doing

   /home/eblake/libvirt/run python setup.py build

Or in your case with the make wrapper

   /home/eblake/libvirt/run make

Regards,
Daniel
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