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@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ + +VM Chooser Helper Program +================================== + +This is the program used by the vmchooser-plugin, which +is part of the openslx-system. + + + +================================== +FAQ +================================== + +What does it do? + It handles xml-files for the virtual-machines plugins + or linux sessions after the login-screen. + If chosen, it starts the proper virtualizer script or the linux session + as a background process and terminates itself. + +How can I build it? + This project has been converted to cmake and can be built by running: + $ mkdir -p build + $ cd build + $ cmake .. && make + Alternatively you can just run: + $ ./build.sh + +How can I install it? + See below + +What command-line parameters are available? + "-p|--path=" In this (abolute) path are your xml-files for the virtualizer-plugin + "-l|--lpath=" In this (absolute) path are your linux sessions + "-g|--group=" Show only entries valid for this group + "-h|--help" Show help + +================================== + + +You just need to compile this, if you have local changes. +The most recent svn version is also included in binary format +in the main folder of this openslx-distribution. + +Enter "cmake <path to vmchooser source> && make" to compile everything. + +UPDATE: There is a script in the build-directory to simplify building. + +Enter "cp vmchooser ../../../../openslx/trunk/os-plugins/plugins/vmchooser/files/" +to install it to the proper path of the svn distribution of openslx +(only if the build-path is [SVN ROOT]/openslx-src-tools/vmchooser/trunk/somefolder/). + +Do not forget to enter "make install" in [SVN ROOT]/openslx/trunk . + +Needed libraries to compile: + - All sorts of X libs and development files + - fltk-2 (included - see note *) + - libxml2 (included - libxml2-dev on Ubuntu) + + * Boost Libraries (static - dynamic versions can + be enabled by changing the CMakelists.txt - + specifically commenting out the + Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS variable definition) + (libboost-dev/libboost-[regex|filesystem|system]-dev on Ubuntu) + - libboost-regex_s + - libboost_filesystem_s + - libboost_system_s + +Most probably (for fltk2-includes): + - libpng-dev (libpng12-dev on Ubuntu) + - libjpeg-dev (libjpeg-dev on Ubuntu) + - libxi-dev (libxi-dev on Ubuntu) + - libxinerama-dev (libxinerama-dev on Ubuntu) + - libxrender-dev (libxrender-dev on Ubuntu) + - libxconfig1-dev (libxconfig1-dev on Ubuntu) + - libxft-dev (libxft-dev on Ubuntu) + +Needed libraries to run: + - All sorts of X libs + - libxml2 + +=================================== +* Some static libraries of fltk - svn version - and libxml2 are located +in fltk/ and libxml2/ and are used to link against this program. +- as images are enabled, you should have libjpeg and libpng too. +=================================== + |