diff --git a/docs/RELEASE-PROCESS.txt b/docs/RELEASE-PROCESS.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 87363b28a..000000000 --- a/docs/RELEASE-PROCESS.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ - Procedure for doing new releases - ================================= - -Before release: - verify virt-manager runs fine on RHEL5 (older gtk) - Make sure distcheck passes, 'make rpm' works fine - All virtinst/virt-manager tests and pylint checks - -Preparing the source tree: - - 1. Sync up latest translations - see po/README.txt - 2. Change release number in configure.ac - 3. Update virtinst version requirement in configure.ac - 4. Update NEWS file (and spec with release info) - 5. Sync translations from transifex (see po/README.txt) - 6. Update virt-manager.spec.in changelog & reset Release to '1' - 7. Checkin changes - 8. Run 'git tag RELEASE-X.Y.Z-1' - -Preparing the build: - - 1. Get a fresh checkout from git://git.fedorahosted.org/git/virt-manager.git - 2. Run 'autobuild.sh' - 3. Upload build/virt-manager-X.Y.Z.tar.gz to website download area - 4. Update the website download.html page - 5. Mail fedora-virt, libvirt-list, virt-tools-list mailing lists - 6. Update freshmeat record - 7. Mail lwn@lwn.net release announcement diff --git a/docs/dbus-remote-control.txt b/docs/dbus-remote-control.txt deleted file mode 100644 index b6f7200f0..000000000 --- a/docs/dbus-remote-control.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,90 +0,0 @@ - DBus Remote Control - =================== - -The GNOME virt manager provides the ability to control its high level -UI actions via a DBus service. - -Interface description ---------------------- - -The service is intended to run on the session bus, and when launched -will register a well known bus name of 'com.redhat.virt.manager'. -Within this service, a single object is to be exported under the -path of '/com/redhat/virt/manager'. - -This object implements a single interface 'com.redhat.virt.manager' -which contains the following methods: - - - show_domain_performance(string:uri, string:uuid) - Takes a domain's UUID in printable string format and displays - the window showing detailed performance data - - - show_domain_editor(string:uri, string:uuid) - Takes a domain's UUID in printable string format and displays - the window for configuring the VM hardware resources - - - show_domain_console(string:uri, string:uuid) - Takes a domain's UUID in printable string format and displays - the window for accessing the graphical framebuffer associated - with the VM. - - - show_domain_serial_console(string:uri, string:uuid) - Takes a domain's UUID in printable string format and displays - the window for accessing the serial console connected to the - guest VM. NB, not all domains have a serial console activated, - and it is only typically accessible as root. - - - show_domain_creator(string:uri) - Displays the window for creating & configuring a new domain. - NB. the domain creator is only accessible as root. - - - show_host_summary(string:uri) - Displays the window showing a summary of all active domains - on the host - - - show_connect() - Displays the dialog for connecting to a hypervisor - -In all these methods the 'uri' parameter is the libvirt URI for the -hypervisor, typically either 'qemu:///system', or 'xen:///' - -Example usage from shell ------------------------- - -To display the performance window for the domain with a UUID of -'349025e8-ad34-34ff-239a-12ae095249f3', one would use the dbus-send -command as follows: - - # First ensure the application is running - $ dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest="org.freedesktop.DBus" \ - "/org/freedesktop/DBus" \ - "org.freedesktop.DBus.StartServiceByName" \ - "string:com.redhat.virt.manager" - - # Now call the show_domain_performance method - $dbus-send --print-reply --session --dest="com.redhat.virt.manager" \ - "/com/redhat/virt/manager" - "com.redhat.virt.manager.show_domain_performance" \ - "string:qemu:///system" \ - "string:349025e8-ad34-34ff-239a-12ae095249f3" - -Example usage from python -------------------------- - - import dbus - - bus = dbus.SessionBus() - - bus_object = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.DBus", "/org/freedesktop/DBus") - bus_iface = dbus.Interface(bus_object, "org.freedesktop.DBus") - bus_iface.StartServiceByName("com.redhat.virt.manager") - - - virt_object = bus.get_object("com.redhat.virt.manager", - "/com/redhat/virt/manager") - virt_iface = dbus.Interface(virt_object, "com.redhat.virt.manager") - virt_iface.show_domain_performance("qemu:///system", - "349025e8-ad34-34ff-239a-12ae095249f3") - - -