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There are 2 reasonably simple ways to build XAPI and related components:
The easiest way to compile the XAPI toolstack from source is to use the xapi-autobuilder. We usually run on a debian unstable or ubuntu 11.10 amd64 machine.

== via opam ==

Opam is a source-based package manager which has a developer-friendly workflow. The following commands assume an Ubuntu host, update to match your distro of choice:


==Prerequisites==
Install the required packages:
<pre>
<pre>
apt-get install cowbuilder pbuilder debhelper dh-ocaml dh-autoreconf cdebootstrap
apt-get install opam -y
python-debian git git-buildpackage omake ocaml-findlib
</pre>
</pre>


Next the dependencies of xapi can be installed:
==Building==
First, clone the build scripts:


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<pre>
sudo apt-get install $(opam install xapi -e ubuntu)
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git clone https://github.com/jonludlam/xapi-autobuilder.git
cd xapi-autobuilder
</pre>
</pre>


Finally xapi itself can be built:
The build scripts can build for several different distributions and architectures. To select, run


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<pre>
opam install xapi
export DIST=oneiric # or sid or precise
export ARCH=amd64 # or i386
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</pre>


== via RPM ==
Then run:

The open-source XenServer "buildroot" has a convenient Makefile to build Xapi via RPM (and experimentally via .debs also):

On a CentOS 6 machine:

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<pre>
yum install -y epel-release
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make
</pre>
</pre>


After adding EPEL, install and set up mock:


<pre>
This will build all of the required packages for Xapi on Debian. Take a look at 'git-repos' to see which repositories are involved, and modify that to point to your own repositories if you plan on compiling your own code.
yum install -y mock redhat-lsb-core
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Mock will refuse to run as root. You must choose a non-privileged user to run mock as. Type the following as root:

(Note select a <user> which isn't "mock" when typing the commands below)

<pre>
useradd <user> -G mock
passwd <user>
su - <user>
</pre>

You are now ready to clone the buildroot repository and build the packages:

<pre>
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git clone git://github.com/xenserver/buildroot.git
cd buildroot

./configure
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make
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 20 January 2015

There are 2 reasonably simple ways to build XAPI and related components:

via opam

Opam is a source-based package manager which has a developer-friendly workflow. The following commands assume an Ubuntu host, update to match your distro of choice: 

apt-get install opam -y

Next the dependencies of xapi can be installed: 

sudo apt-get install $(opam install xapi -e ubuntu)

Finally xapi itself can be built: 

opam install xapi

via RPM

The open-source XenServer "buildroot" has a convenient Makefile to build Xapi via RPM (and experimentally via .debs also):

On a CentOS 6 machine: 

yum install -y epel-release

After adding EPEL, install and set up mock: 

yum install -y mock redhat-lsb-core

Mock will refuse to run as root. You must choose a non-privileged user to run mock as. Type the following as root:

(Note select a <user> which isn't "mock" when typing the commands below) 

useradd <user> -G mock
passwd <user>
su - <user>

You are now ready to clone the buildroot repository and build the packages: 

git clone git://github.com/xenserver/buildroot.git
cd buildroot

./configure
make
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