Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.3.14.vbox-extpack - a collection of binaries for different architectures provided by Oracle as a convinient and low-maintance way for distributing - we really should append '-bin' to the package name.
Laurent Carlier <[email protected]> wrote: >I've checked both packages, then i've also checked virtualbox documentation. >Documentation is available at http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ >* Ch8.36. VBoxManage extpack * ><<The "extpack" command allows you to add or remove VirtualBox extension >packs, as described in Section 1.5, "Installing VirtualBox and extension >packs".>> ... and shifts the burden of maintenance to the user What about adding the package to community - readily packed/configured for the architecture in use - leaving out darwin/solaris/wintendo blobs Now, 'sudo pacman -Suy' takes care of it. >In regards of VirtualBox docs, Seblu is installing extension pack the proper >way. ... and shifts the burden of maintance to the user Now, 'sudo pacman -Suy' takes care of it. > >Your package isn't following upstream way to install extension package and you >are not sure it will keep working, you are just lucky. That's bullshit
