[vbox-dev] Build from todays SVN sync fails

[Frank Mehnert]

Hi Perry,

actually this is the problem: You cannot compile VBox against the
Linux kernel >= 3.19 if you are using gcc/g++-4.8. The reason is
complicated, the summary is that the Linux guys don't care if the
Linux header files are compilable with g++ or not.

Kind regards,

Frank

On Wednesday 08 July 2015 11:05:43 Perry Halbert wrote:
> Hi Frank,
> 
> 
> gcc version 4.8.4 But I did update the kernel to 3.19.0-21 Actually
> running Mint with a lot of how should I put it.. modifications.
> 
> Just tested with 3.16.0-36 and it builds fine.
> 
> There was an issue with the uninstaller about unrecognized service
> 
> Removing previous installation of VirtualBox 5.0.51_OSE r56744 from
> /opt/VirtualBox
> vboxnet: unrecognized service
> vboxnet: unrecognized service
> 
> But i figured that was due to the sysd and initv stuff not being
> completed in sync.
> 
> Perry
> 
> On 07/08/2015 10:53 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote:
> > Perry,
> > 
> > On Wednesday 08 July 2015 10:36:54 Perry Halbert wrote:
> >> Trying to build todays sync from SVN fails with the following.
> >> 
> >> In file included from /trunk/include/iprt/types.h:116:0,
> >> 
> >>                    from /trunk/include/iprt/net.h:30,
> >> 
> >>                    from 
/trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/common/checksum/ipv4.cpp:31:
> >> /lib/modules/3.19.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/compiler.h:197:29:
> >> error: can’t set ‘no_instrument_function’ attribute 
after
> >> definition
> >> 
> >>    static __always_inline void data_access_exceeds_word_size(void)
> >> 
> >> I am fairly sure that I have built with this kernel before but not
> >> certain.  Any suggestions?
> > 
> > did you change your build environment in the meantime? I guess you are on
> > Ubuntu 15.04? Are you using gcc-4.9?
> > 
> > Frank

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