[vbox-dev] OSX Port
Jeshua Lacock
jeshua at OpenOSX.com
Sun Feb 11 10:22:31 GMT 2007
On Feb 11, 2007, at 2:27 AM, Achim Hasenmueller wrote:
>>> I was wondering what I may be able to do to help with the Mac OS
>>> X port?
>>>
>>>
>>
> Yes, there are still some things to do. While the core virtualization
> stuff is very complex, it is already being handled by our
> developers and
> should be done soon. This includes all the kernel extension stuff,
> too.
>
> However, there are lots of things that could be done:
>
> - port the Qt GUI to OS X
> - use the OS X equivalent of "DirectDraw" for the GUI screen rendering
> (currently using SDL which seems to not work well on OS X)
> - make Host Interface Networking work (IIRC there is something TAP-
> like
> on OS X)
> - create a .pkg Installer
> - test
Alright thanks for the information; I will check out the CVS and see
what I can do...
Cheers,
Jeshua Lacock, Owner
<http://OpenOSX.com>
phone: 877.240.1364
More information about the vbox-dev
mailing list