Changeset 64718 in vbox for trunk/src/VBox/Additions/linux/installer

Timestamp:

Nov 19, 2016 5:00:04 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

svn:sync-xref-src-repo-rev:

112002

Message:

bugref:8530: Documentation: improve automated instructions for building kernel modules: make the Additions use check_module_dependencies.sh too. This should also greatly increase testing.

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Additions/linux/installer/vboxadd.sh (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/VBox/Additions/linux/installer/vboxadd.sh

@@ -316 +316 @@
         --module-source $MODULE_SRC/vboxguest \
         --no-print-directory install >> $LOG 2>&1; then
-        info "Look at $LOG to find out what went wrong"
+        # If check_module_dependencies.sh fails it prints a message itself.
+        "${INSTALL_DIR}"/other/check_module_dependencies.sh 2>&1 &&
+            info "Look at $LOG to find out what went wrong"
         return 1
     fi
@@ -434 +436 @@
     else
         mod_succ=1
-        info "Please check that you have gcc, make, the header files for your Linux kernel and possibly perl installed."
     fi
     test -n "${QUICKSETUP}" && return "${mod_succ}"