VirtualBox and the missing ConsoleMessage command on Snow Leopard

[Bradley Giesbrecht]

On Feb 5, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Bradley Giesbrecht wrote:

> 
> On Feb 5, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Eric Cronin wrote:
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>> On Feb 5, 2012, at 5:56 AM, Marko Käning wrote:
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>>> … in the meantime I did reinstall it and the result is the same:
>>> ---
>>> $  port contents virtualbox | grep org.macports.VirtualBox.plist
>>> $  port contents virtualbox | grep plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Resources/vmstarter.app/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Library/Extensions/VBoxDrv.kext/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Library/Extensions/VBoxNetAdp.kext/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Library/Extensions/VBoxNetFlt.kext/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Library/Extensions/VBoxUSB.kext/Contents/Info.plist
>>> /opt/macports-test/Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox/StartupParameters.plist
>>> ---
>>> There is no such file in the installation the portfile created. So I guess the portfile is to be blamed.
>> 
>> 
>> With the prefix 'macports-test' is this a secondary macports install?  If so you probably set 'startupitem_type none' in macports.conf to avoid conflicting with your main macports install, which means the startup item plist won't be installed into /Library (or anywhere else), which would explain what you're seeing…
> 
> Yes, I would like to see this behavior changed. Port installs startupitems into prefix and then links them into /Libraray/{LaunchAgents,LaunchDaemons}.
> 
> I would like to see 'startupitem_type no' install startupitem files but not link them into /Libraray/{LaunchAgents,LaunchDaemons}.

The 'startupitem_type' variable is probably not a good control.

I propose that when a port includes a startupitem that the plist files _always_ be installed into prefix; and that a _new_ default variable 'install_startupitem yes' be used to control linking into /Library/Launch*.


Regards,
Bradley Giesbrecht (pixilla)