Changes between Version 64 and Version 65 of Mac OS X build instructions

Timestamp:

Aug 31, 2011 2:36:06 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Christian Pötzsch

Comment:

Hardening update

Mac OS X build instructions

@@ -79 +79 @@
  3. Run {{{./VirtualBox}}}
 
-== Building and using hardening builds ==
+== Building OSE packages for distribution ==
 
-For any distribution builds hardening should be enabled for security reasons. Hardening needs some additional configuration and post-build steps. The default install directory of !VirtualBox is `/Applications/VirtualBox.app/`. If you like to change that, say into `/Applications/OpenSource/VirtualBox.app/`, you need to add the following to the `LocalConfig.kmk`:
+Never disable hardening (see previous section) when creating packages for redistribution. 
+
+Hardening needs some additional configuration and post-build steps. The default install directory of !VirtualBox is `/Applications/VirtualBox.app/`. If you like to change that, say into `/Applications/OpenSource/VirtualBox.app/`, you need to add the following to the `LocalConfig.kmk`:
 {{{
 VBOX_PATH_APP_PRIVATE      = "/Applications/OpenSource/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS"
@@ -87 +89 @@
 VBOX_PATH_SHARED_LIBS      = "/Applications/OpenSource/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS"
 VBOX_PATH_APP_DOCS         = "/Applications/OpenSource/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS"
+}}}
+It may also make sense to disable some of the development only stuff, like test cases. Add the following to `LocalConfig.kmk`:
+{{{
+VBOX_WITH_TESTSUITE=
+VBOX_WITH_TESTCASES=
 }}}
 Next rebuild !VirtualBox and install it into `/Applications/OpenSource/`. Now make sure that the setuid stubs have the correct permissions: