VirtualBox build error

[balanga]

After trying to building VirtualBox yesterday over several hours the build stopped with

kmk: *** No rule to make target '/usr/src/sys/kern/bus_if.m'

Any pointers?

I have no previous experience with VirtualBox and wanted to see what it looked like.

 

[wblock@]

Which version of FreeBSD is this on? Is the system source present in /usr/src?

 

[SirDice]

On what version of FreeBSD? And did you update the ports tree beforehand?

 

[balanga]

Which version of FreeBSD is this on? Is the system source present in /usr/src?

Do I need /usr/src ?

I tried following https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/virtualization-host-virtualbox.html...

 

[balanga]

On what version of FreeBSD? And did you update the ports tree beforehand?

I have just done a complete re-install of FreeBSD using FreeBSD 11.0, so maybe I shouldn't expect it to build. I installed the ports tree yesterday.

 

[tobik@]

Do I need /usr/src ?

Yes, VirtualBox requires a kernel module (emulators/virtualbox-ose-kmod) and if you install from ports it needs the sources in /usr/src to compile. The handbook really should mention this but doesn't.

 

[tobik@]

I have just done a complete re-install of FreeBSD using FreeBSD 11.0, so maybe I shouldn't expect it to build. I installed the ports tree yesterday.

Welcome to FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT. Currently there seem to be problems with VirtualBox: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2016-March/059909.html

 

[balanga]

Yes, VirtualBox requires a kernel module (emulators/virtualbox-ose-kmod) and if you install from ports it needs the sources in /usr/src to compile. The handbook really should mention this but doesn't.

What is the recommended way of installing the sources?

 

[kpa]

If you are serious about following CURRENT at this moment you should be using SVN for installing and updating them.

 

[cpm@]

It was fixed on HEAD by r409965.

 

[SirDice]

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