Bug#886743: virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work

[Awtul]

Package: linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64
Version: 4.14.12-2
Followup-For: Bug #886743

Dear Maintainer(s),

I just wanted to confirm this bug and say that when I execute
"VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW Debian-Sid-amd64-2.vdi Debian-Sid-amd64-2.raw" 
I get the following:
"WARNING: The character device /dev/vboxdrv does not exist.
 Please install the virtualbox-dkms package and the appropriate
 headers, most likely linux-headers-amd64.

 You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
VBoxManage: error: Could not find file for the medium 
'/home/my-user/Debian-Sid-amd64-2.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component 
MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), 
enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())"
at line 179 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp".

"apt-get install --reinstall virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-qt" fails 
and in /var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.2.4/build/make.log I see
"DKMS make.log for virtualbox-5.2.4 for kernel 4.14.0-3-amd64 (x86_64)
jue ene 11 00:11:10 EST 2018
make: se entra en el directorio '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64'
/usr/src/linux-headers-4.14.0-3-common/Makefile:947: *** "Cannot generate ORC 
metadata for CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC=y, please install libelf-dev,
libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel".  Alto.
Makefile:146: fallo en las instrucciones para el objetivo 'sub-make'
make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
Makefile:8: fallo en las instrucciones para el objetivo 'all'
make: *** [all] Error 2
make: se sale del directorio '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64'"

Cheers,
Awtul


-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.14.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE=es_ES:es (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64 depends on:
ii  linux-compiler-gcc-7-x86   4.14.12-2
ii  linux-headers-4.14.0-3-common  4.14.12-2
ii  linux-kbuild-4.14  4.14.12-2

linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64 recommends no packages.

linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64 suggests no packages.

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Bug#886743: virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

control: reassign -1 linux-headers-4.14.0-3-amd64
control: forcemerge -1 886629

reassigning and merging


G.

Bug#886743: virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

control: reassign -1 src:linux
control: affects -1 virtualbox


>> virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work
>Indeed, for at least 4.14.0-2-amd64.


this seems something that should be in the kernel-header runtime module?

virtualbox don't need libelf directly, and that Makefile is not part of vbox
code.

(somebody might object that the runtime dependency needs to be added to dkms 
maybe,
I don't honestly know which place is best, probably kernel?)

G.

Bug#886743: virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work

[Chris Lamb]

Hi,

> virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work

Indeed, for at least 4.14.0-2-amd64.


Regards,

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Bug#886743: virtualbox-dkms now requires package libelf-dev to work

[Christian Pietsch]

Package: virtualbox-dkms
Version: 5.2.4-dfsg-2
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

I noticed that virtualbox can no longer launch any VM because
/dev/vboxdrv does not exist. Trying to reinstall virtualbox-dkms
aborted. The logfile gave me the helpful advice to install libelf-dev.

Installing libelf-dev helped: Reinstalling virtualbox-dkms built a
fresh module, and after `modprobe vboxdrv`, my VMs can be started
again.

I suggest that libelf-dev be added as a dependeny of this package.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: buster/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.14.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages virtualbox-dkms depends on:
ii  dkms  2.3-3

Versions of packages virtualbox-dkms recommends:
ii  virtualbox  5.2.4-dfsg-2

virtualbox-dkms suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information