boinc-client: looks for virtualbox-related binaries, Debian Bug #631908

[smoe]

​http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631908

Package: boinc-client Version: 6.12.22+dfsg-1

Hi,

For an unknown (read: undocumented) reason the BOINC client attempts to execute /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxManage. From searching on a few websites it appears that BOINC gained, or is in the process of gaining, support for using VirtualBox to run distributed tasks. However, it is not documented anywhere how exactly it works, how to disable it, etc.

So, please document it and offer a way to disable it. Just because the host happens to have virtualbox installed doesn't mean that a) it is usable, b) there are enough resources, c) put simply, that it should use it.

Cheers, -- Raphael Geissert - Debian Developer www.debian.org - get.debian.net

[Nicolas]

Indeed, all of the VM support seems to be in quiet development with no public discussion.

[smoe]

Let's see what happens in Han(n)over. The attempted execution must just be an oversight of some sort. Tools that control the behavior of programs, like the Ubuntu apport, will be irritated by such unexpected actions, which is how the submitter spotted it. Using such extra helpers may diminish the need for virtualisation technologies for many users, I presume. And yet other may require both.

[dE]

I saw this happening on Gentoo.