Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Linux build instructions
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- Dec 15, 2006 4:17:18 PM (17 years ago)
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v3 v4 38 38 == Building !VirtualBox == 39 39 40 1. Change to the root directory of the sources and execute the configure script: `./configure`. If it finds everything it needs, it will create a file called '!AutoConfig.kmk' containing paths to the various tools on your system. Also, it will create an environment setup script called `env `. This step only has to be done once (if something changes in your build tool setup, you might have to repeat it but keep in mind that both output files will be overwritten).40 1. Change to the root directory of the sources and execute the configure script: `./configure`. If it finds everything it needs, it will create a file called '!AutoConfig.kmk' containing paths to the various tools on your system. Also, it will create an environment setup script called `env.sh`. This step only has to be done once (if something changes in your build tool setup, you might have to repeat it but keep in mind that both output files will be overwritten). 41 41 42 2. Whenever you want to build !VirtualBox, you have to open a shell and source the generated environment setup script 'env ', i.e. do42 2. Whenever you want to build !VirtualBox, you have to open a shell and source the generated environment setup script 'env.sh', i.e. do 43 43 {{{ 44 source ./env 44 source ./env.sh 45 45 }}} 46 46 … … 59 59 cd .. 60 60 }}} 61 Then it should have been installed to your modules directory and you can load it using {{{modprobe vboxdrv}}}. 61 Then it should have been installed to your modules directory and you can load it using {{{modprobe vboxdrv}}}. Make sure you give yourself read and write access to {{{/dev/vboxdrv}}}. 62 62 63 Next you should start the !VirtualBox XPCOM daemon using 63 64 {{{