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vboxwrapper: virtualbox home directory fix MacOS #6019

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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion samples/vboxwrapper/vbox_vboxmanage.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int VBOX_VM::initialize() {
// Determine the 'VirtualBox home directory'.
// NOTE: I'm not sure this is relevant; see
// https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/6.1/admin/TechnicalBackground.html#3.1.3.-Summary-of-Configuration-Data-Locations
//
// This is relevant for MacOS since ~ dir is strictly for the user.
if (getenv("VBOX_USER_HOME")) {
virtualbox_home_directory = getenv("VBOX_USER_HOME");
} else {
Expand All @@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ int VBOX_VM::initialize() {
#endif
virtualbox_home_directory = home;
virtualbox_home_directory += "/.VirtualBox";
// Set the environment variable after changing it since VirtualBox uses this as reference.
if (setenv("VBOX_USER_HOME", const_cast<char*>(virtualbox_home_directory.c_str()), 1)) {
vboxlog_msg("Failed to modify the home path.");
}
boinc_mkdir(virtualbox_home_directory.c_str());
}

#ifdef _WIN32
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