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Okay, I'm trying to figure out whether this bug report is about user-mode or system-mode issues in QEMU. The error message says "ERROR: User requested feature nptl" when running ./configure on Ubuntu 14.10 amd64 with kernel 3.19.1. The user has already installed the recommended dependencies, so the error message is confusing.
I remember that NPTL stands for Native POSIX Thread Library, which is part of glibc. It's used for threading support. QEMU might depend on this feature for certain functionalities. Since the error occurs during configuration and mentions installing glibc and kernel headers, it seems related to building QEMU rather than running it.
QEMU can run in both user-mode and system-mode. User-mode is about emulating a CPU instruction set, while system-mode involves virtualizing an entire operating system. This bug is more about the build process, specifically checking for features during configuration. So it's not directly related to how QEMU runs as a user or system emulator but rather its setup.
Therefore, this issue isn't tied to the mode of operation (user or system) but the build environment. However, since the classification must be either 'user' or 'system', I think it leans towards 'user' because it's about configuration and building, which are part of the user-space activities when setting up QEMU.
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The bug report pertains to an issue encountered during the configuration phase of building QEMU. The error relates to missing NPTL support, but since the necessary packages are installed, the problem is likely with how dependencies are detected during compilation. This isn't directly about running QEMU in user or system mode but rather its setup.
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