virtualbox-ose build error (Syntax error)

[Rusty Nejdl]

 On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:16:00 +0400, Yuri X <yks.uno at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good daytime!
>
> When installing VirtualBox-3.2.8 from ports, I am running into the
> following error in the middle of build:
>
> ...
> kBuild: Installing tstShflSizes =>
> 
> /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE/out/freebsd.amd64/release/bin/testcase/tstShflSizes
> 
> /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE/out/freebsd.amd64/release/bin/tstVMStructRC:
> 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> kBuild: Installing VBoxManage =>
> 
> /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE/out/freebsd.amd64/release/bin/VBoxManage
> kmk[2]: ***
> 
> [/usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE/out/freebsd.amd64/release/obj/VMM/tstVMStructRC.h]
> Error 2
> kmk[2]: *** Deleting file
> 
> `/usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE/out/freebsd.amd64/release/obj/VMM/tstVMStructRC.h'
> kmk[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> kmk[2]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE'
> kmk[2]: Entering directory
> `/usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE'
> kmk[2]: *** Exiting with status 2
> kmk[1]: *** [pass_binaries_this] Error 2
> kmk[1]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose/work/VirtualBox-3.2.8_OSE'
> kmk: *** [pass_binaries_order] Error 2
> *** Error code 2
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose.
>
>
> (the complete build log attached)
>
> My system is:
> FreeBSD *** 8.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Aug  2 16:24:27
> MSD 2010     ***@***:/home/src/src/sys/amd64/compile/KERNEL_20100802
> amd64
> All the dependencies are up to date. (The attached log file was
> created on Sep 13, since then I have updated everything but this
> didn't help.)
>
> Thank you for your time,
> Yuri.
 
 Yuri,
 
 Well, I don't have a completely current world/kernel but it is 
 reasonably up to date (3 weeks ago I believe) and I was able to compile 
 this port without issue.  I am on AMD64 as well.  That doesn't help much 
 but it at least says that the basic port works on 64bit BSD.
 
 Rusty Nejdl