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	=== Source packages ===		=== Source packages ===
	* VirtualBox - get it here: [http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.2/VirtualBox-4.0.2.tar.bz2 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.2/VirtualBox-x.y.z.tar.bz2] where x.y.z stands for version numbers (eg. 4.0.2)		* VirtualBox - get it here: [http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.2/VirtualBox-4.0.2.tar.bz2 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/x.y.z/VirtualBox-x.y.z.tar.bz2] where x.y.z stands for version numbers (eg. 4.0.2)
	* PulseAudio - no SlackBuild available (note: applies to 09-01-2010); download sources from [http://www.pulseaudio.org http://www.pulseaudio.org]		* PulseAudio - no SlackBuild available (note: applies to 09-01-2010); download sources from [http://www.pulseaudio.org http://www.pulseaudio.org]
	* makeself - get it here: [http://megastep.org/makeself/ http://megastep.org/makeself/]		* makeself - get it here: [http://megastep.org/makeself/ http://megastep.org/makeself/]

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 $ ./configure --nofatal --disable-hardening --disable-docs
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-<code>--nofatal</code> configure won't stop on non-fatal errors; it usually fails on <code>makeself variable</code>
+<code>--nofatal</code> configure won't stop on non-fatal errors; it usually fails on <code>makeself</code> variable
-<code>--disable-hardening</code> - set some environment variable; use when you don't want to build package
+<code>--disable-hardening</code> - automatically set few symbolic links so you can run VirtualBox binaries from bin/ directory of your build environment; '''don't''' use this switch if you're building package for redistribution
 <code>--disable-docs</code> - for some reason, build fails when building documentation. If you don't mind using online documentation it's safe to disable building it
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 $ kmk
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	Now it's time to compile sources, but there are few pitfalls		Now it's time to compile sources, but there are few pitfalls

			=== Troubleshooting & Pitfalls ===
	==== PAM ====		==== PAM ====
	Slackware doesn't ship PAM, so you have to change one line in Config.kmk to disable it		Slackware doesn't ship PAM, so you have to change one line in Config.kmk to disable it
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	endif		endif
	endif		endif
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			=== Build ===
			Everything should be prepared by now. Type following command to build VirtualBox
			<pre>
			$ kmk
	</pre>		</pre>

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[[category:tutorials]]
'''VirtualBox''' is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use. It comes in two editions
* Open Source Edition (OSE) - open-source licensed under GPLv2
* Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL) - closed-source with additional features (USB support, Remote desktop support, ...)

== Disclaimer ==
This tutorial applies to slackware-''current'' (-current after stable versions 13.1) and VirtualBox 4.0.x OSE

== Prerequisites ==
See this [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux%20build%20instructions list]

Below lies additional, not obvious or not mentioned prerequisites.

=== Source packages ===
* VirtualBox - get it here: [http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.2/VirtualBox-4.0.2.tar.bz2 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.2/VirtualBox-x.y.z.tar.bz2] where x.y.z stands for version numbers (eg. 4.0.2)
* PulseAudio - no SlackBuild available (note: applies to 09-01-2010); download sources from [http://www.pulseaudio.org http://www.pulseaudio.org]
* makeself - get it here: [http://megastep.org/makeself/ http://megastep.org/makeself/]

=== Slackware packages ===
* jdk
* gcc-java

=== SlackBuilds ===
* iasl - contained in SlackBuild [http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.1/development/acpica/ acpica]

== Compilation ==
Unpack sources somewhere
<pre>
tar xjvf VirtualBox-x.y.z.tar.bz2 -C build/
cd build/VirtualBox-x.y.z_OSE/
</pre>

Run configure script which will generate Makefile.kmk and env.sh scripts
<pre>
$ ./configure --nofatal --disable-hardening --disable-docs
</pre>
<code>--nofatal</code> configure won't stop on non-fatal errors; it usually fails on <code>makeself variable</code>

<code>--disable-hardening</code> - set some environment variable; use when you don't want to build package

<code>--disable-docs</code> - for some reason, build fails when building documentation. If you don't mind using online documentation it's safe to disable building it

Update build environment variables with auto-generated script
<pre>
$ source ./env.sh
</pre>

Now it's time to compile sources, but there are few pitfalls
==== PAM ====
Slackware doesn't ship PAM, so you have to change one line in Config.kmk to disable it
<pre>
if1of ($(KBUILD_TARGET), linux solaris)
# VBOX_WITH_PAM = 1
VBOX_WITH_PAM =
endif
</pre>

Note: It's really blank space, 0 doesn't work as logical False

==== Java path ====
Inside Config.kmk there is block with few possible locations of JDK binaries. Unfortunately, JDK in Slackware has different path, so you have to add right path.
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ifeq ($(KBUILD_TARGET),linux)
ifeq ($(origin VBOX_JAVA_HOME),undefined)
# Add correct detection for you distro after the /usr/../java-6-sun line.
# Slackware JDK resides in /usr/lib/jdk1.6.0_23 (JDK 1.6 update 23; type what version suits you)
VBOX_JAVA_HOME := $(firstword $(wildcard \
$(PATH_DEVTOOLS)/linux.x86/jdk1.6.0_21 \
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun \
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk \
/usr/lib/jdk1.6.0_23 \
/usr/lib/jvm/sun-jdk-1.6 \
) /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun)
endif
endif
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