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Document package variable in virtlogd service

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From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: Simon Streit <simon <at> netpanic.org>
Cc: 54109-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54109: Document package variable in virtlogd service
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:56:04 +0200

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On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 04:46:15PM +0100, Simon Streit wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I would like to suggest a little extension in the manual.
> 
> I noticed that the package variable for virtlogd service is not
> documented.  It is possible to define the package as (libvirt libvirt)
> for said service.  While it is closely related to libvirt-service-type,
> the package variable may still be independently modified.
> 
> This only became clear after using inferiors in libvirt-service-type for
> some time now.  New Qemu packages would still be pulled in after
> reconfiguring with new checkouts.  Unfortunately Qemu's packages take a
> lot of space, which is why I've pinned it to a fixed version.
> 
> Thus I think this should be included into the manual.
> 

I was going to say that the libvirt variable is already mentioned in the
virtualization page, but that's for the libvirt-service-type, not for
the virtlogd-service-type.

Thanks. Patch pushed!


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