Changes between Version 30 and Version 31 of Linux build instructions

Timestamp:

Jan 7, 2008 8:17:00 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

Comment:

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Linux build instructions

@@ -18 +18 @@
  * '''xsltproc''' (libxslt, XML style sheet processor)
 
- * '''libxerces''' (Xerces XML parser; the C++, not the Java version)
+ * '''libxerces''' (only VBox version <= 1.5, Xerces XML parser; the C++, not the Java version!)
 
- * '''libxalan''' (Xalan XSL library, depends on Xerces; again, the C++, not the Java version)
+ * '''libxalan''' (only VBox version <= 1.5, Xalan XSL library, depends on Xerces; again, the C++, not the Java version!)
+
+ * '''libxml2''' (only VBox version > 1.5, XML file handling)
 
  * '''libXcursor''' (required to support color mouse pointers in guest)
@@ -30 +32 @@
  * '''libSDL'''
 
- * '''ALSA'''
+ * '''ALSA'''(audio backend)
 
- * '''!PulseAudio'''
+ * '''!PulseAudio''' (audio backend)
 
- * '''libhal'''
+ * '''libhal''' (detect host floppy and host DVD drive)
 
 On 64-bit systems you need the following packages as well:
@@ -50 +52 @@
  * '''g++-multilib''' (g++ support for i386)
 
-
 On Debian-based systems, the following command should install the required packages:
 
+ * for VBox version <= 1.5:
 {{{
 apt-get install gcc g++ bcc iasl xsltproc xalan libxalan110-dev uuid-dev \
@@ -59 +61 @@
                 libhal-dev libpulse-dev
 }}}
+
+ * for VBox version > 1.5:
+{{{
+apt-get install gcc g++ bcc iasl xsltproc uuid-dev zlib1g-dev libidl-dev \
+                libsdl1.2-dev libxcursor-dev libqt3-headers libqt3-mt-dev \
+                libasound2-dev libstdc++5 libhal-dev libpulse-dev libxml2-dev
+}}}
+
 
 On 64-bit Debian-based systems, the following command should install the required additional packages: