[vbox-dev] How to build a static version of vbox

[Frank Mehnert]

Hi,

please always keep vbox-dev in cc so others get the chance to answer as
well.

Regarding your problem: Again, as long as there is a dynamic linker
available in the minimal Linux then there is no need to build a static
version of VirtualBox. And it would be quite difficult anyway as
VirtualBox uses the dynamic linker internally to load dynamic libs
at runtime, not only at startup time.

Kind regards,

Frank

On Thursday 15 September 2011 03:22:46 QiangHuang wrote:
> Hi Frank
> 
> Thanks for your answering.
> 
> The case here is to build a static linked vbox in a full installed
> Linux. And then the built vbox could be moved to the simplified one.
> I wonder how to config the make related files in the vbox to make the
> building of static linked vbox successful.
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> Best wishe,
> 
> 2011/9/14 Frank Mehnert <frank.mehnert at oracle.com>:
> > On Wednesday 14 September 2011 14:46:23 QiangHuang wrote:
> >> Hello everyone:
> >> 
> >> I need to put a vbox binary in a simplified Linux. There is no gcc,
> >> rpm, and make there. Thus a static linked version of vbox is necessary
> >> here.
> >> 
> >> So the question is how to config the make related files to build such
> >> a  static linked vbox.
> > 
> > The absence of make, gcc and rpm does not induce the requirement of
> > static linked binaries. For a dynamically linked VBox, just the
> > dynamic linker (ld.so) is required.
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > 
> > Frank
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Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert
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Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München
Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603

Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V.
Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande
Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697
Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz, Marcel van de Molen, Alexander van der Ven
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