= FreeBSD build instructions =

The FreeBSD build instructions are being worked on as the FreeBSD port advances. 

If you like to help out with the FreeBSD port, please join the #vbox-dev irc channel or drop a mail on the development mailing list.

== Prerequisites ==

You need: 

 * '''GCC 3.2.3 or later (except for the GCC 4.0.x series)''' [[BR]]
   => The default GCC should be fine.
 * '''Yasm 0.6.0 or later''' [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/devel/yasm}}}
 * '''as86''' (real mode assembler, usually part of the ''dev86'' or ''bin86'' package) [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/devel/dev86}}}
 * '''bcc''' (Bruce Evans C Compiler; often part of the ''dev86'' package) [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/devel/dev86}}} (same as above)
 * '''IASL''' (Intel ACPI compiler) [[BR]]
   => The one installed into {{{/usr/sbin/iasl}}} should be fine. [[BR]]
 * '''xsltproc''' (libxslt, XML style sheet processor)[[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/textproc/libxslt}}}
 * '''libxerces''' (Xerces XML parser, C++, v2.6 or later) [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/textproc/xerces-c2}}}
 * '''libxalan''' (Xalan XSL library, C++, v1.10.0 or later) [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/textproc/xalan-c}}}
 * '''libXcursor''' (required to support color mouse pointers in guest) [[BR]]
   => Probably installed, if not try {{{/usr/ports/x11/libXcursor}}}.
 * '''Qt 3.3.x''' (with x >= 5 if possible) [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/x11-toolkits/qt33}}}
 * '''libIDL''' [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/ports/devel/libIDL}}}
 * '''libSDL''' [[BR]]
   => {{{/usr/port/devel/sdl12}}}


== Building !VirtualBox ==

To be written.

== Running your build ==

To be written.