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Details of app-emulation/virtualbox:

Description: Family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise and home use
Homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org/ https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox

available versions:

releases	alpha	amd64	arm	hppa	ia64	mips	ppc	ppc64	ppc macos	s390	sh	sparc	x86	USE-Flags	dependencies	ebuild warnings
virtualbox-9999	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa dbus debug doc dtrace +gui java lvm nls pam pch pulseaudio +opengl python +sdk +sdl test +udev vboxwebsrv vde vnc	show	Without USE=udev, USB devices will likely not work in ${PN}. show
virtualbox-7.2.6-r1	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa dbus debug doc dtrace +gui java lvm nls pam pch pulseaudio +opengl python +sdk +sdl test +udev vboxwebsrv vde vnc	show	Without USE=udev, USB devices will likely not work in ${PN}. show
virtualbox-7.2.4-r1	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa dbus debug doc dtrace +gui java lvm nls pam pch pulseaudio +opengl python +sdk +sdl test +udev vboxwebsrv vde vnc	show	Without USE=udev, USB devices will likely not work in ${PN}. show
virtualbox-7.1.16-r1	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa dbus debug doc dtrace +gui java lvm nls pam pch pulseaudio +opengl python +sdk +sdl test +udev vboxwebsrv vde +vmmraw vnc	show	Without USE=udev, USB devices will likely not work in ${PN}. show
virtualbox-7.1.14	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa dbus debug doc dtrace +gui java lvm nls pam pch pulseaudio +opengl python +sdk +sdl test +udev vboxwebsrv vde +vmmraw vnc	show	Without USE=udev, USB devices will likely not work in ${PN}. show
virtualbox-7.0.26-r1	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	alsa dbus debug doc dtrace java lvm pam pch pulseaudio +opengl python +sdk +sdl test +udev vboxwebsrv vde +vmmraw vnc	show	Without USE=udev, USB devices will likely not work in ${PN}. show

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+ stable
~ testing
- not available
some ebuild warning depend on specific use-flags or architectures, all ebuild-warnings are shown.

Known bugs:

bug ID	component	assigned to	status	description	last change
365643	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-additions-4.* License wrongly stated as PUEL	2012-07-18 02:27:12
366215	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox has incomplete dependencies	2013-01-01 09:29:16
367443	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-9999 sets RPATH to /opt/VirtualBox but is installed to /usr/lib/virtualbox	2011-05-17 17:41:46
368659	Unspecified	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox - add USE flag for net-misc/vde	2011-11-23 09:07:24
372475	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	Rename app-emulation/virtualbox-additions to app-emulation/virtualbox-[guest-]additions[-bin]	2012-04-08 19:23:25
373979	Ebuilds	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.0.10 does not compile if KBUILD_OUTPUT != KERNEL_DIR	2012-09-11 09:29:19
377285	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.0.12 - Windows guest has USB disk woes	2012-10-18 13:10:29
379967	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.0.12 doesn't check kernel config on compatibility	2011-08-22 12:36:13
380301	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.2 crashes when compiling with -O2 option	2012-02-01 09:06:12
383669	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.2: fails to compile due to Java name clash	2011-12-21 14:52:14
392769	Applications	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-4.1.6-r1 fails to build from /etc/kernel/postinst.d - make[	2012-03-14 22:38:37
395429	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules: need check CONFIG_HZ=value	2011-12-21 02:10:58
395927	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.8, app-emulation/virtualbox-extpack-oracle-4.1.8 - broken /usr/lib64/vi	2011-12-26 10:21:44
404345	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.1.4 - work/vboxpci/linux/VBoxPci-linux.c:989:9: Fehler: Zu wenige	2012-02-18 16:57:37
405151	Applications	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-4.1.4-r1: Failure to build with 3.2 kernel	2012-04-02 07:44:24
408607	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox - make --disable-vmmraw optional	2012-03-18 05:32:07
408611	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox-4.1.10 - work/VirtualBox-4.1.10/include/iprt/types.h:112:30: fatal	2013-01-31 09:32:22
409961	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.10[vboxwebsrv] with net-libs/gsoap-2.8.8[gnutls] - /usr/lib64/libgsoaps	2012-03-28 12:53:46
410553	Unspecified	swapon	UNCONFIRMED	x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox / app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions fail to cross-compile	2012-04-03 15:23:22
413467	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.12: parallel build sometimes fails	2013-01-07 06:25:45
416573	Ebuilds	swapon	UNCONFIRMED	x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox - invalid conversion from �void� to �RTHEAPSIMPLEBLOCK� [-fpermi	2012-06-16 18:59:56
423355	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox - remove `-f' from VBox_load_modules	2012-07-26 14:30:14
424797	Ebuilds	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-4.1.12: Successfully built on no-multilib amd64	2012-07-06 04:27:50
424816	Applications	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions-4.1.12 and x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox-4.1.12 fail to	2012-12-26 21:09:46
426514	Unspecified	swapon	UNCONFIRMED	x11-drivers/xf86-video-virtualbox-4.1.12 - /usr/src/linux-3.3.8-gentoo/arch/x86/include/asm/unistd.h	2012-09-11 23:56:28
426656	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.18 should depend on >=dev-util/kbuild-0.1.9998_pre20110817-r1	2012-07-18 15:40:35
426898	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	=app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.1.12 with sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-3.4.5 - src_test(): .../wor	2012-11-13 17:18:09
427974	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.12 - .../work/VirtualBox-4.1.12/src/VBox/Devices/PC/Etherboot-src/arch/	2012-07-25 02:41:01
428124	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.12: "Failed to create the VirtualBox COM object"	2012-09-21 15:25:00
432326	Ebuilds	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions should add group "vboxsf" to support automount shared folde	2012-10-23 10:19:47
432884	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules: undeclared 'VM_RESERVED'	2013-01-24 15:45:20
438164	Unspecified	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox - EQ overflow in X server when virtualbox starts with Wacom tablet's mouse	2012-10-14 18:22:06
438930	Ebuilds	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.2 USE=vnc - vnc module is built but not installed	2012-12-21 18:07:10
440532	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.1.22: some elog messages should only be shown when upgrading from	2012-10-31 16:22:12
442876	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.2.4: after upgrade some VMs do not start anymore	2013-01-02 19:55:58
444464	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.22 - .../work/VirtualBox-4.1.22/src/VBox/Runtime/common/err/errmsg.sed	2012-12-23 18:15:49
447302	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.4 with gentoo-sources-3.7.0 - Header files were moved and re-or	2013-02-03 19:32:07
447356	Unspecified	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-4.2.4 with kernel 3.7 - modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting vboxdrv (/	2013-02-14 10:04:16
447534	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.22-r1 - VBox/Runtime/common/string/strformatrt.cpp:829:19: internal com	2012-12-23 18:30:14
448294	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.2.6: cannot open shared object libstdc++.so.6	2012-12-24 10:19:17
449436	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.22-r1 - Checking for Mesa / GLU: Mesa not found at -L/usr/X11R6/lib	2012-12-31 16:33:12
453516	Applications	patrick	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.2.6 - can not use Bridged Adapter in network config	2013-01-23 14:33:55
456354	Applications	polynomial-c	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.2.6-r1 fails to build. kmk_builtin_mv shows options help. kmk error 64	2013-02-11 17:25:35
457708	Core system	hardened-kernel	UNCONFIRMED	app-emulation/virtualbox-4.{1.22,2.6}-r1 on sys-kernel/hardened-sources - Can't start virtual machin	2013-02-16 21:53:53

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