Compile VBOX 4.06 FAILED WHEN I DISABLE XPCOM

[xiheasas]

Hi all,

I have recently downloaded the VirtualBox-4.0.6_OSE from the website and tried to build the binary myself. As I just need a tiny VBOX system, so I disable most of the options, and my configuration is as follow:

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./configure --disable-python --disable-java  --disable-pulse --enable-vnc  --build-headless --build-libxml2 --build-libxslt --disable-docs --disable-xpcom

When the configuration is done, I compile the source using kmk but received error info

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kBuild: Compiling VBoxAuth - VirtualBox-4.0.6_OSE/src/VBox/HostServices/auth/pam/VBoxAuthPAM.c
kBuild: Linking VBoxAuth
kBuild: Installing VBoxAuth => VirtualBox-4.0.6_OSE/out/linux.x86/release/bin/VBoxAuth.so
kmk: *** No rule to make target `VirtualBox-4.0.6_OSE/out/linux.x86/release/lib/VBoxCOM.a', needed by `VirtualBox-4.0.6_OSE/out/linux.x86/release/obj/VBoxAuthSimple/VBoxAuthSimple.so'.  Stop

Is there anything I can do about it?

P.S. I disable the VBoxAuthSimple in Makefile, and kmk passes. But I have no idea whether this would affect the VBOX's function.

[frank]

Just go ahead, it should not harm. But be warned that the VBoxBFE frontend is more or less unsupported.

[James Y]

no don't just go ahead!

sudo apt-get -f install libpam0g-dev

if that doesn't work then do

sudo apt-get -f install libpam-dev

[sergiomb]

For hte record:
I think building VirtualBox-4.3.0 with --disable-xpcom I hit this bug .
Now I don't have time to check it again , I just reenable xpcom ...