Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of VboxApps

Timestamp:

Oct 4, 2011, 8:48:41 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

romw

Comment:

--

VboxApps

@@ -6 +6 @@
 This eliminates the need to build app versions for different architectures,
 and provides a stronger security sandbox than is otherwise available.
+
+NOTE: Do not use software which uses a license that has a pay-per-use clause.
 
 == Creating app versions ==
@@ -20 +22 @@
   * Must have logical name "vm_image.vdi".
  * The application executable to be run in the VM image.
-  If must have a logical name starting with '''shared/'''.
+  The logical name must be'''shared/boinc_app'''.
  * Other files needed by the application, all with logical names starting with '''shared/'''.
  * An XML job description file with logical name '''vbox_job.xml''' (see below)
  * '''vboxwrapper''', compiled for the platform.
+ * All scripts and executables must have the execute permission set.
   These executables can be downloaded from the BOINC site (see below).
 
@@ -50 +53 @@
 The elements are:
 
- '''os_name''':: the name of the guest OS, e.g. "Linux26" or "Linux26_64".[[BR]]
-   To see a list of available os_names, type "vboxmanage list ostypes" at a command prompt
+ '''os_name''':: the name of the guest OS as defined by VirtualBox, e.g. "Linux26", "Linux26_64", or "Linux24", etc.[[BR]]
+   To see a list of available os_names, type "vboxmanage list ostypes" at a shell prompt
 
  '''memory_size_mb''':: the amount of physical memory allocated to the VM, in megabytes.
@@ -68 +71 @@
 
 {{{
-mount -t vboxsf share ~/share
-}}}
- where "~/share" is the path where the shared directory is to be mounted.
+mount -t vboxsf shared /root/shared
+}}}
+ where "~/shared" is the path where the shared directory is to be mounted.
  In this case the VM must contain the VirtualBox "guest additions". Guest additions
  are required for shared folders to work or any special features of the virtualized
@@ -146 +149 @@
 
 echo -- Launching boinc_app
-if [ -f ~/shared/boinc_app ]; then
-    cd ~/shared
-    bash ./boinc_app
+if [ -f /root/shared/boinc_app ]; then
+    cd /root/shared
+    ./boinc_app
     shutdown -hP 0
 else
@@ -224 +227 @@
 
 x64: [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dl/vmimagex64.vdi.gz vmimagex64.vdi.gz]
-