Hi Perry, actually this is the problem: You cannot compile VBox against the Linux kernel >= 3.19 if you are using gcc/g++-4.8. The reason is complicated, the summary is that the Linux guys don't care if the Linux header files are compilable with g++ or not.
Kind regards, Frank On Wednesday 08 July 2015 11:05:43 Perry Halbert wrote: > Hi Frank, > > > gcc version 4.8.4 But I did update the kernel to 3.19.0-21 Actually > running Mint with a lot of how should I put it.. modifications. > > Just tested with 3.16.0-36 and it builds fine. > > There was an issue with the uninstaller about unrecognized service > > Removing previous installation of VirtualBox 5.0.51_OSE r56744 from > /opt/VirtualBox > vboxnet: unrecognized service > vboxnet: unrecognized service > > But i figured that was due to the sysd and initv stuff not being > completed in sync. > > Perry > > On 07/08/2015 10:53 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote: > > Perry, > > > > On Wednesday 08 July 2015 10:36:54 Perry Halbert wrote: > >> Trying to build todays sync from SVN fails with the following. > >> > >> In file included from /trunk/include/iprt/types.h:116:0, > >> > >> from /trunk/include/iprt/net.h:30, > >> > >> from /trunk/src/VBox/Runtime/common/checksum/ipv4.cpp:31: > >> /lib/modules/3.19.0-21-generic/build/include/linux/compiler.h:197:29: > >> error: canââ¬â¢t set ââ¬Ëno_instrument_functionââ¬â¢ attribute after > >> definition > >> > >> static __always_inline void data_access_exceeds_word_size(void) > >> > >> I am fairly sure that I have built with this kernel before but not > >> certain. Any suggestions? > > > > did you change your build environment in the meantime? I guess you are on > > Ubuntu 15.04? Are you using gcc-4.9? > > > > Frank -- Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert | Software Development Director, VirtualBox ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG | Werkstr. 24 | 71384 Weinstadt, Germany ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG Hauptverwaltung: Riesstraße 25, D-80992 München Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603 Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V. Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697 Geschäftsführer: Alexander van der Ven, Astrid Kepper, Val Maher _______________________________________________ vbox-dev mailing list vbox-dev@virtualbox.org https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
