[OpenIndiana-discuss] qemu package obsolete?

[Jim Klimov]

Hi all,

   While trying to install qemu on a recently updated Hipster, using the
procedure described in OI wiki [1], I found that the "system/qemu"
package is marked obsolete since OI 151a6. Is there any specific reason
for that (i.e. is it just an old version and nobody ponied up to build
a newer one, or it indeed does not work?)

   I am now fighting pkg to actually try and install some last available
package... or am I barking up the wrong tree? For example, the oi-151a5
version of the package does not install due to conflicts (delivers same
files as current "system/qemu/kvm", including an "usr/bin/amd64/qemu" -
though there is no link in "usr/bin" so the command is not found by the
default PATH settings) - does it mean that the current "qemu/kvm" fully
overrides the old couple of "qemu + qemu/kvm"?

   Also, did anyone actually try to software-emulate VMs of different
CPU architectures (such as ARM) hosted on an OI/illumos x86 system?

[1] http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/7.3+KVM‎

Thanks, Jim