This bug addresses a few issues: - VirtualBox is available in version 1.3.6 while the latest portage ebuild is for 1.3.4 - added a wrapper script that makes it easier to use virtualbox (it basically achieves that typing VirtualBox on the terminal behaves just like when using the innotek installer) - put docs into /usr/share/doc so they can be found easier. - added some simplifications - tried to fix a condition that would always make VirtualBox crash with a pre-existing ~/.VirtualBox (in 1.3.4) when started as told in the ebuild, but it seems a similar problem still exists with this ebuild, will be looking into it. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
Created attachment 110771 [details] suggested ebuild
Created attachment 110772 [details] wrapper.sh should go into files dir
An update to virtualbox 1.3.6 in portage would be great. Especially since USB support is lacking in 1.3.4. When can we expect virtualbox 1.3.6 to hit portage?
Will check back with my minions ;) shouldn't be a large delay now though
(In reply to comment #4) > Will check back with my minions ;) shouldn't be a large delay now though > That sounds good :-D
Fixed in CVS now :) thanks to uber-minion x-drum on this one :D
(In reply to comment #6) > Fixed in CVS now :) > > thanks to uber-minion x-drum on this one :D > How can I install it via portage? Will there be an ebuild as well?
(In reply to comment #7) > How can I install it via portage? Will there be an ebuild as well? "Fixed in CVS" means I committed the ebuild to gentoo's cvs tree which is rolled out to rsync mirrors every 30 minutes, so just wait some minutes, resync and emerge as usual :)
Thanks for the quick response :D. When I try to emrge vbox I get this message and I don't know how to proceed: blocks B ] <app-emulation/virtualbox-1.3.6 (is blocking app-emulation/virtu albox-modules-1.3.6) [ebuild U ] app-emulation/virtualbox-additions-1.3.6 [1.3.4] 2,278 kB [ebuild U ] app-emulation/virtualbox-1.3.6 [1.3.4-r1] USE="additions alsa%* -sdk -vboxbfe% -vditool% -wrapper%" 17,049 kB [ebuild N ] app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-1.3.6 0 kB
(In reply to comment #9) > Thanks for the quick response :D. When I try to emrge vbox I get this message > and I don't know how to proceed: There was a massive modification in ebuilds, now the kernel module is in a separated ebuild: app-emulation/virtualbox-modules You need to remove the old version of virtualbox and then emerge it again as usual.
Thanks, that solev dthat issue. Maybe it is an good idea to mention the previous virtualbox (1.3.4) packages as blocker? Emerging the (open)source version works fine. With the bin version I get this error (I tried to download it twice): # emerge -av app-emulation/virtualbox-bin These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-1.3.6 USE="additions vditool wrapper -sdk" 128 kB Total: 1 package (1 new), Size of downloads: 128 kB Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] >>> Emerging (1 of 1) app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-1.3.6 to / * vditool MD5 ;-) ... [ ok ] * vditool RMD160 ;-) ... [ ok ] * vditool SHA1 ;-) ... [ ok ] * vditool SHA256 ;-) ... [ ok ] * vditool size ;-) ... [ ok ] >>> Resuming download... >>> Downloading 'http://www.virtualbox.org/download/1.3.6/VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run' --14:38:15-- http://www.virtualbox.org/download/1.3.6/VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run => `/usr/portage/distfiles/VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run' Resolving www.virtualbox.org... 88.198.19.108 Connecting to www.virtualbox.org|88.198.19.108|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content Length: 12,225,803 (12M), 12,116,147 (12M) remaining [application/octet-stream] 100%[==================================================================================================>] 12,225,803 1.92K/s ETA 00:00 16:14:30 (2.05 KB/s) - `/usr/portage/distfiles/VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run' saved [12225803/12225803] * checking ebuild checksums ;-) ... [ ok ] * checking auxfile checksums ;-) ... [ ok ] * checking miscfile checksums ;-) ... [ ok ] * checking VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run ;-) ... [ !! ] !!! Digest verification failed: !!! /usr/portage/distfiles/VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run !!! Reason: Filesize does not match recorded size !!! Got: 12225803 !!! Expected: 240088 P.S. I will remove /usr/portage/distfiles/VirtualBox_1.3.6_Linux_x86.run and try to emerge it again to see if that helps.The download speed from http://www.virtualbox.org is very low currently around 2K/s thus this will take another 2 hours :S
(In reply to comment #11) > Thanks, that solev dthat issue. Maybe it is an good idea to mention the > previous virtualbox (1.3.4) packages as blocker? Hi, i think no, because this information (Blocked Packages) it's already covered by the Gentoo Linux Handbook: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked and when emerge fails a message with this link is displayed too. > Emerging the (open)source > version works fine. With the bin version I get this error (I tried to download > it twice): this bug (168857) is already covered here: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168857 it will be fixed soon
