Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 17:56:36 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 195753] New: vboxgtk - cannot create a VM via vboxgtk Message-ID: <bug-195753-13@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195753 Bug ID: 195753 Summary: vboxgtk - cannot create a VM via vboxgtk Product: Ports Tree Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: kappei84@gmail.com Created attachment 150275 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=150275&action=edit VboxGtk makes now use if the last Oracle VBoxManage API set when creating a VM To whom it may concern, I think that the vboxgtk port is broken as it makes use of an old interface contract for VBoxManage APIs. Some of the methods used in the python code are either not existing anymore or the parameter set has changed. Many users from other distributions (e.g. Linux) had the same problem as mine. In particular, when one tries to create a VM, the following error message is displayed "Could not create the VM - This parameter must be a string or Unicode object". I tried to contact the creator of the application to submit my patch and fix the various issues, but I have never received an answer. I had several tests on my local machine and the code seems to be stable and working. It would be nice to see how this is working on a larger scale and more testing. Attached is the patch to fix the error. Regards, Daniele Mazzotti. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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