> > (2) C:\WinDDK\3790.1830 > Where can I get WinDDK? Will it install on Windows 7 64-bit?
> if you do 64-bit build, it's very involving, you need to have a gcc cross > compile tool chain to build a component. > So far I want to build only 32-bit version. > As for drag and drop support, I spent some time too, it's a very difficult > job, just be prepared. The current vbox COM model is incompatible with > Windows DnD requirement, which requires single apartment threading, so you > will have to do it inside a dedicated thread, and then there are other > obstacles to deal with. > Sounds difficult, but I believe that makes it even more challenging and interesting :). > If you want to drag and drop files, since the vbox shared folders driver > (for windows guest) is not open sourced, you won't be able to do it. > Does that mean that I will not be able to create shared folder programmatically? > > --- On *Wed, 4/21/10, Sergiy Byelozyorov <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: Sergiy Byelozyorov <[email protected]> > Subject: [vbox-dev] Windows build instructions > To: "VirtualBox developer's list" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 3:30 PM > > > Hello, VirtualBox Team > > I am looking forward to devote some of my free time to develop host/guest > drag&drop support for VirtualBox. I have tried this once few years ago, but > didn't find enough time then due to some significant changes in my life. > Since than I have improved my C++ skills and now my life is more stable. So > I would like to try again. > > I have read Windows build instructions only to find out that my development > environment is heavily different from the one required. I am using Windows 7 > 64-bit, Visual Studio 2008, Windows SDK 2008 and WDK (DDK is not > available for download anymore). Is there any chance that I will be able to > build VirtualBox with these tools? I have noticed that requirements haven't > changed much since I have seen them last time (over 2 years ago). Does that > mean that windows builds are not maintained anymore? Or maybe it's just > the outdated page? > > Sergiy > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > [email protected]<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > >
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