Re: [meta-virtualization][PATCH] libvirt: disable netcf backend by default

Anuj Mittal <[email protected]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:41:53 +0800

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM Markus Volk via
lists.yoctoproject.org <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> I see a failure in netcf:
> | ./bootstrap: .gnulib/gnulib-tool  --import --no-changelog --aux-dir build-aux --doc-base doc --lib libgnu --m4-base gnulib/m4/ --source-base gnulib/lib/ --tests-base gnulib/tests --local-dir gl  --lgpl=2 --with-tests --makefile-name=gnulib.mk --libtool --import ...
> | python3: can't open file '/home/flk/bitbake-builds/poky/build/tmp/work/corei7-64-oe-linux/netcf/0.2.8+git/sources/netcf-0.2.8+git/.gnulib/.gnulib-tool.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> | ./bootstrap: gnulib-tool failed
>
> Since the code hasn't been updated in over seven years, and after reading this discussion, perhaps the best solution would be to disable netcf support by default?
>
> https://lists.libvirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/755CCFUFUW6OTN7CAHB77H7YXQNE5WGG/

Thank you, I was going to propose this as well along with netcf
removal from meta-networking. Debian and Fedora have it disabled as
well and removed netcf.

Thanks,

Anuj