Compile OSE 3.0.0 for redistribution -- HOW??

[nloding]

I'm something a newbie when it comes to compiling software. Here's my ultimate goal: To build the 3.0.0 OSE edition on Ubuntu, make it a tarball, and be able to move it to another machine and install it there. So I'm compiling the binaries/install on one machine, copying the files to another and installing it there.

I've followed the "build instructions" but am still having issues. I installed all the required software and was able to run the ./configure (not hardened) and source ./env.sh commands without issue. I also ran kmk all and it worked just fine as well. This left me with the src and release directories. I tried just copying the release directory over, but that didn't work -- I couldn't make install it.

What files do I need to move over? How should I be doing this?

Thanks!!

--Nathan

[MKhaos7]

For ubuntu guests you best bet is to use the following command:

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dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc

This will build all the source without any intervantion need on your side. In the end you will have a .deb file on the parent folder.
You can than install this with

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dpkg -i virtualbox-ose_*.deb

Move the .deb to another machine and repeat the dpkg step.

[nloding]

Great idea! But, I'm still a newbie, so between what steps do I run the dpkg command? And where in the command do I specify the folder/binaries/source (which?) that it's packaging?

1) Get source
2) ./configure
3) source ./env.sh
4) kmk all
5) make
6) make install

THANKS!

[MKhaos7]

In some quick steps:

1) Get the source
2) Uncompress the source
3) cd into the source dir
4) dpkg-buildpackage -b -us -uc
5) cd ..
6) dpkg -i virtualbox-ose*.deb

And you are done
Since you already downloaded everything you need to compile virtualbox you should get no problems when running dpkg-buildpackage

[nloding]

That worked beautifully! I did have to install a few more dependencies, but after those were in place, I was able to create the package, move it, and install it. Thanks!