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Hi

I have an Ubuntu VM where I have installed Python distribution Anaconda.
Try to install Python package that use gfortran and thus needs compilation at installation.
What I understand this works on a computer where Ubuntu is installed (i.e. not a guest and running virtually).
Just wonder if there is problems of doing this gfortran compilation in a virtual Ubuntu machine
compared to a "real" Ubuntu machine?

When I run installation with the gfortran compilation I do get various warnings and in the en exit status 1.
And the package cannot really be used.

(Installed Ubuntu 16.04 as guest on my host machine Mac OS X 10.11.6 and run VirtualBox 5.0.26).

Is here a fundamental limitation of using VirtualBox or should it work if it works on a "real" Ubuntu machine?

Appreciate some advice here.

No there should be no limitation using a compiler within a virtual machine.

As a first step, you should investigate the exact cause of your compiler error messages.