Thomas,
> > ...
> > This caused errors here, too. For the
> >> AcpiGbl_functions stuff i need to have a closer look.
>
> I can reproduce that failures. That is when try to follow the cblfs books
> instructions. I dont know how they did the install - it simply fails as
> you described.
> For a quick fix install the iasl just right after it has been built and
> than make a 'make clean'. Than continue with their instructions. So it is
> something like
>
> # Build the compiler
> cd compiler &&
> make &&
> install -m755 -v iasl /usr/bin/ &&
> make clean &&
> cd .. &&
>
> # Build the tools
> cd tools/acpisrc &&
> make &&
> cd ../acpixtract &&
> make &&
> cd ../acpiexec &&
> make &&
> cd ../../ &&
> install -m755 -v
> tools/{acpisrc/acpisrc,acpixtract/acpixtract,acpiexec/acpiexec}
> /usr/bin
>
They did work fine. Thank you.
> > ...
> > I just did exactly that, cd compiler && make. Shortly after make I
> > was shown a screen where I could turn on or off several options.
> This is quite interesting. I never saw any configure screens at all. How
> do they look like? Is that some kind of GUI or is that text mode? Do you
> think you can take a screenshot or something?
I can not reproduce it, sorry. It was a text mode screen
> >
> >> Finally, just in case i wasn't clear enough, the only requirement for
> >> VirtualBox is the iasl compiler. Seems so that the rest could be left
> >> out.
> >...
> > Do you mean by this that the other dependencies shown in the book
> > are not required?
> At least the built of VirtualBox is satisfied when iasl can be found. I
> do not know whether the other tools are required by VirtualBox too. That
> all is to be checked.
> If you have any further findings on this, I'd be happy if you could tell
> me. I than can integrate the infos in the blfs pages.
>
Ok. I installed are published requirements and I'll now go for
VirtualBox package. I'll come back with any results I get. Again,
thanks.
Alonso
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