docs/devel/build-system.rst

2 The QEMU build system architecture
6 QEMU build system. As with projects using GNU autotools, the QEMU build
7 system has two stages; first the developer runs the "configure" script
58 Almost all QEMU developers that need to modify the build system will
101    Attempt to compile a test program with the system C compiler using
106    Attempt to compile a test program with the system C compiler using
107    $CFLAGS and link it with the system linker using $LDFLAGS. The test
111    Determine if the macro $NAME is defined by the system C compiler.
131 from the environment, or the system PATH, in this order.  The venv resides
196 The Meson build system describes the build and install process for:
202    - System emulators - ``qemu-system-$ARCH``
224 enabled according to the available system libraries and to various
247   ``system_ss`` only in system emulators, ``user_ss`` only in user-mode
269   The sourceset is only used for system emulators.
273   for all emulators and for system emulators only.  For example::
318   that are built into each QEMU system emulation targets. They merely contain
341 system/userspace emulation target
380 Most of the libraries used by system-mode emulators are not available for
466   system.
469 Important files for the build system
486   Meson build system, and it coordinates the configuration and build of all
501   file will influence the entire build system.
506   file will influence the entire build system.
564   TARGET-NAME is the name of a system emulator. The file is
568   TARGET-NAME is the name of a system or usermode emulator. The file is