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Commit e5dfc5e8 authored by Pranith Kumar's avatar Pranith Kumar Committed by Paolo Bonzini
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Move README to markdown


Move the README file to markdown so that it makes the github page look
prettier. I know that github repo is a mirror and not the official
repo, but I think it doesn't hurt to have it in markdown format.

Signed-off-by: default avatarPranith Kumar <bobby.prani@gmail.com>
Message-Id: <20160715043111.29007-1-bobby.prani@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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QEMU README
===========
QEMU
---
QEMU is a generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and
virtualizer.
......@@ -31,31 +31,31 @@ version 2. For full licensing details, consult the LICENSE file.
Building
========
---
QEMU is multi-platform software intended to be buildable on all modern
Linux platforms, OS-X, Win32 (via the Mingw64 toolchain) and a variety
of other UNIX targets. The simple steps to build QEMU are:
mkdir build
cd build
../configure
make
mkdir build
cd build
../configure
make
Complete details of the process for building and configuring QEMU for
all supported host platforms can be found in the qemu-tech.html file.
Additional information can also be found online via the QEMU website:
http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/Linux
http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/W32
http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/Linux
http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/W32
Submitting patches
==================
---
The QEMU source code is maintained under the GIT version control system.
git clone git://git.qemu-project.org/qemu.git
git clone git://git.qemu-project.org/qemu.git
When submitting patches, the preferred approach is to use 'git
format-patch' and/or 'git send-email' to format & send the mail to the
......@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ guidelines set out in the HACKING and CODING_STYLE files.
Additional information on submitting patches can be found online via
the QEMU website
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/TrivialPatches
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/TrivialPatches
Bug reporting
=============
---
The QEMU project uses Launchpad as its primary upstream bug tracker. Bugs
found when running code built from QEMU git or upstream released sources
should be reported via:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/
https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/
If using QEMU via an operating system vendor pre-built binary package, it
is preferable to report bugs to the vendor's own bug tracker first. If
......@@ -86,22 +86,21 @@ reported via launchpad.
For additional information on bug reporting consult:
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/ReportABug
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/ReportABug
Contact
=======
---
The QEMU community can be contacted in a number of ways, with the two
main methods being email and IRC
- qemu-devel@nongnu.org
http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
- #qemu on irc.oftc.net
- Mailing List: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
- Archives: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
- IRC: #qemu on irc.oftc.net
Information on additional methods of contacting the community can be
found online via the QEMU website:
http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/StartHere
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