Hi,
I can run virt-install with following option arguments:
# virt-install --name
# virt-install --name=
but virt-install prints out a different message.
For example:
1) virt-install with "--name"
# virt-install --name
Usage: virt-install [options]
virt-install: error: --name option requires an argument
2) virt-install with "--name=" but no argument
# virt-install --name=
Would you like a fully virtualized guest (yes or no)?
The cause is parsing for command line options by optparse. If the
command-line being parsed includes "--name=", then optparse, on seeing
"--name" option, set '' as a value.
I know long option allows following arguments:
--file=foo
--file foo
but I think it's better if each operation print same message.
So, here's what I'm going to suggest. I add two functions that check
the length of values, and if the value type is string I defined them
as a callback options .
They are called by following option:
long option (short option)
--name (-n)
--uuid (-u)
--file (-f)
--mac (-m)
--bridge (-b)
--connect
--cdrom (-c)
--os-type
--os-variant
--arch
--location (-l)
There is one exception. "--extra-args" doesn't call, because the option
has default value and that is ''.
For example ( after fix ):
1) virt-install with "--name"
# virt-install --name
Usage: virt-install [options]
virt-install: error: --name option requires an argument
2) virt-install with "--name=" but no argument
# virt-install --name=
Usage: virt-install [options]
virt-install: error: --name option requires an argument
And, these have done with the patch of changeset 110(Further improvements
to name validation) ;-)
Signed-off-by: Saori Fukuta <fukuta.saori@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks,
Saori Fukuta.
Index: virt-install
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diff -r 3e18fa0cafc4 virt-install
--- a/virt-install Fri Mar 02 09:16:33 2007 -0500
+++ b/virt-install Tue Mar 06 14:22:20 2007 +0900
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
import os, sys, string
-from optparse import OptionParser
+from optparse import OptionParser, OptionValueError
import subprocess
import struct
import logging
@@ -213,20 +213,32 @@ def get_fullvirt_cdrom(cdpath, guest):
cdpath = None
### Option parsing
+def check_before_store(option, opt_str, value, parser):
+ if len(value) == 0:
+ raise OptionValueError, "%s option requires an argument" %opt_str
+ setattr(parser.values, option.dest, value)
+
+def check_before_append(option, opt_str, value, parser):
+ if len(value) == 0:
+ raise OptionValueError, "%s option requires an argument" %opt_str
+ parser.values.ensure_value(option.dest, []).append(value)
+
def parse_args():
parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-n", "--name", type="string", dest="name",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
help="Name of the guest instance")
parser.add_option("-r", "--ram", type="int", dest="memory",
help="Memory to allocate for guest instance in megabytes")
parser.add_option("-u", "--uuid", type="string", dest="uuid",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
help="UUID for the guest; if none is given a random UUID will be generated")
parser.add_option("", "--vcpus", type="int", dest="vcpus",
help="Number of vcpus to configure for your guest")
# disk options
- parser.add_option("-f", "--file", type="string",
- dest="diskfile", action="append",
+ parser.add_option("-f", "--file", type="string", dest="diskfile",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_append,
help="File to use as the disk image")
parser.add_option("-s", "--file-size", type="float",
action="append", dest="disksize",
@@ -236,11 +248,11 @@ def parse_args():
help="Don't use sparse files for disks. Note that this will be significantly slower for guest creation")
# network options
- parser.add_option("-m", "--mac", type="string",
- dest="mac", action="append",
+ parser.add_option("-m", "--mac", type="string", dest="mac",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_append,
help="Fixed MAC address for the guest; if none or RANDOM is given a random address will be used")
- parser.add_option("-b", "--bridge", type="string",
- dest="bridge", action="append",
+ parser.add_option("-b", "--bridge", type="string", dest="bridge",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_append,
help="Bridge to connect guest NIC to; if none given, will try to determine the default")
# graphics options
@@ -259,23 +271,32 @@ def parse_args():
parser.add_option("", "--accelerate", action="store_true", dest="accelerate",
help="Use kernel acceleration capabilities")
parser.add_option("", "--connect", type="string", dest="connect",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
help="Connect to hypervisor with URI")
# fullvirt options
parser.add_option("-v", "--hvm", action="store_true", dest="fullvirt",
help="This guest should be a fully virtualized guest")
parser.add_option("-c", "--cdrom", type="string", dest="cdrom",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
help="File to use a virtual CD-ROM device for fully virtualized guests")
- parser.add_option("", "--os-type", type="string", dest="os_type", help="The OS type for fully virtualized guests, e.g. Linux, Solaris, Windows", default="Other")
- parser.add_option("", "--os-variant", type="string", dest="os_variant", help="The OS variant for fully virtualized guests, e.g. Fedora, Solaris 8, Windows XP", default="Other")
+ parser.add_option("", "--os-type", type="string", dest="os_type",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
+ help="The OS type for fully virtualized guests, e.g. Linux, Solaris, Windows", default="Other")
+ parser.add_option("", "--os-variant", type="string", dest="os_variant",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
+ help="The OS variant for fully virtualized guests, e.g. Fedora, Solaris 8, Windows XP", default="Other")
parser.add_option("", "--noapic", action="store_true", dest="noapic", help="Disables APIC for fully virtualized guest (overrides value in os-type/os-variant db)", default=False)
parser.add_option("", "--noacpi", action="store_true", dest="noacpi", help="Disables ACPI for fully virtualized guest (overrides value in os-type/os-variant db)", default=False)
- parser.add_option("", "--arch", type="string", dest="arch", help="The CPU architecture to simulate")
+ parser.add_option("", "--arch", type="string", dest="arch",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
+ help="The CPU architecture to simulate")
# paravirt options
parser.add_option("-p", "--paravirt", action="store_false", dest="fullvirt",
help="This guest should be a paravirtualized guest")
parser.add_option("-l", "--location", type="string", dest="location",
+ action="callback", callback=check_before_store,
help="Installation source for paravirtualized guest (eg, nfs:host:/path, http://host/path, ftp://host/path)")
parser.add_option("-x", "--extra-args", type="string",
dest="extra", default="",
