document that users must re-apply packer defualts for drive and device arguments

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Megan Marsh 2020-10-09 10:39:27 -07:00
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@ -208,19 +208,27 @@ type Config struct {
// the builder. By default this is output-BUILDNAME where "BUILDNAME" is the
// name of the build.
OutputDir string `mapstructure:"output_directory" required:"false"`
// Allows complete control over the qemu command line (though not, at this
// time, qemu-img). Each array of strings makes up a command line switch
// Allows complete control over the qemu command line (though not qemu-img).
// Each array of strings makes up a command line switch
// that overrides matching default switch/value pairs. Any value specified
// as an empty string is ignored. All values after the switch are
// concatenated with no separator.
//
// ~> **Warning:** The qemu command line allows extreme flexibility, so
// beware of conflicting arguments causing failures of your run. For
// instance, using --no-acpi could break the ability to send power signal
// type commands (e.g., shutdown -P now) to the virtual machine, thus
// preventing proper shutdown. To see the defaults, look in the packer.log
// file and search for the qemu-system-x86 command. The arguments are all
// printed for review.
// beware of conflicting arguments causing failures of your run.
// For instance adding a "--drive" or "--device" override will mean that
// none of the default configuration Packer sets will be used. To see the
// defaults that Packer sets, look in your packer.log
// file (set PACKER_LOG=1 to get verbose logging) and search for the
// qemu-system-x86 command. The arguments are all printed for review, and
// you can use those arguments along with the template engines allowed
// by qemu-args to set up a working configuration that includes both the
// Packer defaults and your extra arguments.
//
// Another pitfall could be setting arguments like --no-acpi, which could
// break the ability to send power signal type commands
// (e.g., shutdown -P now) to the virtual machine, thus preventing proper
// shutdown.
//
// The following shows a sample usage:
//