165045 – app-emulation/virtualbox doesn't build the VM Additions .iso file

Bug 165045 - app-emulation/virtualbox doesn't build the VM Additions .iso file

Summary: app-emulation/virtualbox doesn't build the VM Additions .iso file

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Markus Ullmann (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2007-02-02 21:06 UTC by Mark Clegg
Modified:	2007-02-15 20:56 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Mark Clegg 2007-02-02 21:06:09 UTC

When emerging app-emulation/virtualbox, the Windows Virtual Machine additions are not built, and the Virtual Machine Additions .iso file is not created.

I suspect this is not possible as building the Windows drivers requires a Windows development environment.

Would it be possible to include a pre-built set of Windows Additions to the distfiles or add a suitable warning to the ebuild?

Comment 1 Alessio Cassibba (X-Drum) 2007-02-11 19:51:14 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> When emerging app-emulation/virtualbox, the Windows Virtual Machine additions
> are not built, and the Virtual Machine Additions .iso file is not created.
> I suspect this is not possible as building the Windows drivers requires a
> Windows development environment.
the additions ISO (VBoxGuestAdditions.iso) contains prebuild additions
for Linux and Windows, this ISO is distribuited with the full VirtualBox binaries (VirtualBox_1.3.2_Linux_x86.run atm) not the svn source.
Linux and Windows guest additions hasn't been opensourced and Windows
additions can be build only on Windows.

> Would it be possible to include a pre-built set of Windows Additions to the
> distfiles or add a suitable warning to the ebuild?
This powerful piece of sotware is released under dual licensing GPL and PUEL.
I think gentoo can redistribute this additions but first someone has to ask
Innotek for permission.

Comment 2 Markus Ullmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-02-15 20:56:25 UTC

Fixed in CVS :) There is a useflag for it now