Entire process was copied from CaptainFlint's blog post

The following is just a log of what I was able to get completed.

Note: First the dev environment must be created. For my sanity and resetting/reproducing results I used a Hyper-V virtual machine.

• Install Windows 10 on Hyper-V (Using Oct 2018 Update 1809) Create ISO (?) Link
  • How to enable Hyper-V
  • Do all available updates for Windows. In updates options, turn on updates for other MS products.
• Install Visual Studio 2010 Premium (Trial) (Web Installer). Link
  • This requires free(?) subscription to Microsoft Dev Essentials. Link
  • Do all available updates for Windows again. Ensure Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2019 gets install.
    • There were 8 updates when I did this.
  • Then update again.
  • Uninstall all "Microsoft Visual C <*>" from Windows.
• Install Windows SDK v7.1 Link
• Install Windows Driver Development Kit (WDK) v7.1 Link
• Install Visual C 2010 SP1 Compiler Update for SDK v7.1 Link
  • Check for Windows updates again.
• Install Windows SDK v8.1 Link
  • Installed to C:\Programs\DevKits\8.1\
• Install ActivePerl Link
  • Install to directory C:\Programs\Perl\
• Install ActivePython Link
  • Install to directory C:\Programs\Python\
• Install Windows Driver Development Kit v7.1 Link
  • Will require auto installation of more .NET frameworks.

Shut down and saved Hyper-V checkpoint.

Attempt to finish dev environment.

• Install WiX 311 Link

  • Install binaries version to C:\Programs\WiX

• Install cygwin Link

  • Install x64 to C:\Programs\cygwin64
  • Add the packages make and yasm

• Download and extract Qt 5.6.3 source Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\Qt

  • Rename folder extracted to 5.6.3-src.

  • Create folder build-x32 and build-x64 next to it.

  • Run the following commands from a cmd prompt:

    cd /d C:\Programs\Qt\build-x32
    SET QTVER=5.6.3
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x86 /win7
    COLOR 07
    SET QTDIR=C:\Programs\Qt\%QTVER%-x32
    SET PATH=%QTDIR%\bin;%PATH%
    SET QMAKESPEC=win32-msvc2010
    ..\5.6.3-src\configure.bat -prefix c:\Programs\Qt\5.6.3-x32 -mp -opensource -confirm-license -nomake tests -nomake examples -no-compile-examples -release -shared -pch -no-ltcg -accessibility -no-sql-sqlite -opengl desktop -no-openvg -no-nis -no-iconv -no-evdev -no-mtdev -no-inotify -no-eventfd -largefile -no-system-proxies -qt-zlib -qt-pcre -no-icu -qt-libpng -qt-libjpeg -qt-freetype -no-fontconfig -qt-harfbuzz -no-angle -incredibuild-xge -no-plugin-manifests -qmake -qreal double -rtti -strip -no-ssl -no-openssl -no-libproxy -no-dbus -no-audio-backend -no-wmf-backend -no-qml-debug -no-direct2d -directwrite -no-style-fusion -native-gestures -skip qt3d -skip qtactiveqt -skip qtandroidextras -skip qtcanvas3d -skip qtconnectivity -skip qtdeclarative -skip qtdoc -skip qtenginio -skip qtgraphicaleffects -skip qtlocation -skip qtmacextras -skip qtmultimedia -skip qtquickcontrols -skip qtquickcontrols2 -skip qtscript -skip qtsensors -skip qtserialbus -skip qtserialport -skip qtwayland -skip qtwebchannel -skip qtwebengine -skip qtwebsockets -skip qtwebview -skip qtx11extras -skip qtxmlpatterns

  • Edit file C:\Programs\Qt\build-x32\qtbase\src\corelib\global\qconfig.cpp

    Change the following line:

    static const char qt_configure_prefix_path_str       [512   12] = "qt_prfxpath=c:/Programs/Qt/5.6.3-x32";

    To:

    static const char qt_configure_prefix_path_str       [512   12] = "qt_prfxpath=.";

  • Run nmake

  • Run nmake install

  • Next we do the same for x64

  • Open a new command prompt

    md C:\Programs\Qt\build-x64
    cd /d C:\Programs\Qt\build-x64
    SET QTVER=5.6.3
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x64 /win7
    COLOR 07
    SET QTDIR=C:\Programs\Qt\%QTVER%-x64
    SET PATH=%QTDIR%\bin;%PATH%
    SET QMAKESPEC=win32-msvc2010
    ..\5.6.3-src\configure.bat -prefix c:\Programs\Qt\5.6.3-x64 -mp -opensource -confirm-license -nomake tests -nomake examples -no-compile-examples -release -shared -pch -no-ltcg -accessibility -no-sql-sqlite -opengl desktop -no-openvg -no-nis -no-iconv -no-evdev -no-mtdev -no-inotify -no-eventfd -largefile -no-system-proxies -qt-zlib -qt-pcre -no-icu -qt-libpng -qt-libjpeg -qt-freetype -no-fontconfig -qt-harfbuzz -no-angle -incredibuild-xge -no-plugin-manifests -qmake -qreal double -rtti -strip -no-ssl -no-openssl -no-libproxy -no-dbus -no-audio-backend -no-wmf-backend -no-qml-debug -no-direct2d -directwrite -no-style-fusion -native-gestures -skip qt3d -skip qtactiveqt -skip qtandroidextras -skip qtcanvas3d -skip qtconnectivity -skip qtdeclarative -skip qtdoc -skip qtenginio -skip qtgraphicaleffects -skip qtlocation -skip qtmacextras -skip qtmultimedia -skip qtquickcontrols -skip qtquickcontrols2 -skip qtscript -skip qtsensors -skip qtserialbus -skip qtserialport -skip qtwayland -skip qtwebchannel -skip qtwebengine -skip qtwebsockets -skip qtwebview -skip qtx11extras -skip qtxmlpatterns

  • Edit file C:\Programs\Qt\build-x64\qtbase\src\corelib\global\qconfig.cpp

    Change the following line:

    static const char qt_configure_prefix_path_str       [512   12] = "qt_prfxpath=c:/Programs/Qt/5.6.3-x64";

    To:

    static const char qt_configure_prefix_path_str       [512   12] = "qt_prfxpath=.";

  • Run nmake

  • Run nmake install

  • Safe to delete src and build directories.

• Download and extract 32 and 64 bit MinGW archives.

  • 32bit to C:\Programs\mingw32
  • 64bit to C:\Programs\mingw64

• Download and extract NASM Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\ rename directory to nasm

• Download and extract OpenSSL Link

  • Extract twice into C:\Programs\OpenSSL\openssl-1.1.1b-x32 and openssl-1.1.1b-x64.
  • Run to make the 32bit version:

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x86 /win7
    COLOR 07
    set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Programs\nasm
    cd /d C:\Programs\OpenSSL\openssl-1.1.1b-x32\
    perl Configure VC-WIN32 no-shared --prefix=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x32 --openssldir=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x32\ssl
    nmake
    nmake test
    nmake install

    Ignore warnings during perl Configure
  • Run to make the 64bit version (Start a new console.):

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x64 /win7
    COLOR 07
    set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Programs\nasm
    cd /d C:\Programs\OpenSSL\openssl-1.1.1b-x64\
    perl Configure VC-WIN64A no-shared --prefix=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x64 --openssldir=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x64\ssl
    nmake
    nmake test
    nmake install

    Again, ignore warnings during perl Configure
  • Delete build directories C:\Programs\OpenSSL\openssl-1.1.1b-x32 and openssl-1.1.1b-x64

• Download and extract SDL v1.2.x. Development Libraries for Visual C Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\SDL\x32 and C:\Programs\SDL\x64.
    • Move contents of C:\Programs\SDL\x32\lib\x86 into parent directory.
    • Move contents of C:\Programs\SDL\x64\lib\x64 into parent directory.

• Download and extract cURL source code Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\curl\ and rename subdirectory to curl-7.64.1-x32
  • Edit C:\Programs\curl\curl-7.64.1-x32\winbuild\MakefileBuild.vc
  • After the following !IF "$(VC)"=="6" add:

    CFLAGS      = $(CFLAGS) /DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP
    

  • Open C:\Programs\curl\curl-7.64.1-x32\winbuild\gen_resp_file.bat
    • Add cd . after line 1.
  • Copy curl-7.64.1-x32 to curl-7.64.1-x64
  • Build the 32 and 64 bit version with the following:

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x86 /win7
    COLOR 07
    cd /d C:\Programs\curl\curl-7.64.1-x32\winbuild
    md C:\Programs\curl\x32
    nmake /f Makefile.vc mode=static WITH_SSL=static DEBUG=no MACHINE=x86 SSL_PATH=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x32 ENABLE_SSPI=no ENABLE_WINSSL=no ENABLE_IDN=no
    copy ..\builds\libcurl-vc-x86-release-static-ssl-static-ipv6\lib\libcurl_a.lib ..\..\x32\libcurl.lib
    xcopy /E ..\builds\libcurl-vc-x86-release-static-ssl-static-ipv6\include\curl ..\..\x32\include\curl\

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x64 /win7
    COLOR 07
    cd /d C:\Programs\curl\curl-7.64.1-x64\winbuild
    md C:\Programs\curl\x64
    nmake /f Makefile.vc mode=static WITH_SSL=static DEBUG=no MACHINE=x64 SSL_PATH=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x64 ENABLE_SSPI=no ENABLE_WINSSL=no ENABLE_IDN=no
    copy ..\builds\libcurl-vc-x64-release-static-ssl-static-ipv6\lib\libcurl_a.lib ..\..\x64\libcurl.lib
    xcopy /E ..\builds\libcurl-vc-x64-release-static-ssl-static-ipv6\include\curl ..\..\x64\include\curl\
    copy ..\builds\libcurl-vc-x64-release-static-ssl-static-ipv6\bin\curl.exe ..\..\x64\curl.exe

• Download and extract libvpx 1.7.0 (not newer) Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\libvpx-build\
  • Launch Cygwin terminal

    mkdir -p /cygdrive/c/Programs/libvpx-build/build32
    cd /cygdrive/c/Programs/libvpx-build/build32
    ../libvpx-1.7.0/configure --target=x86-win32-vs10 --disable-install-bins --disable-examples --disable-tools --disable-docs --prefix=../../libvpx
    make
    "/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/Common7/IDE/devenv.com" vpx.sln /Project vpx.vcxproj /Rebuild "Release|Win32"
    make install
    
    mkdir -p /cygdrive/c/Programs/libvpx-build/build64
    cd /cygdrive/c/Programs/libvpx-build/build64
    ../libvpx-1.7.0/configure --target=x86_64-win64-vs10 --disable-install-bins --disable-examples --disable-tools --disable-docs --prefix=../../libvpx
    make
    "/cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/Common7/IDE/devenv.com" vpx.sln /Project vpx.vcxproj /Rebuild "Release|x64"
    make install

    After each make command there will be errors. Just keep going to make install

• Download and extract libopus Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\libopus-build\
  • Open opus.vcxproj and change all v140 to v100
  • Find <ClCompile> and add <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
  • Run the following:

    cd /d C:\Programs\libopus-build\opus-1.3\win32\VS2015
    md C:\Programs\libopus\lib\x64
    md C:\Programs\libopus\lib\Win32
    xcopy /E C:\Programs\libopus-build\opus-1.3\include C:\Programs\libopus\include\
    
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.com" opus.sln /Project opus.vcxproj /Rebuild "Release|x64"
    copy x64\Release\opus.lib C:\Programs\libopus\lib\x64\
    
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.com" opus.sln /Project opus.vcxproj /Rebuild "Release|Win32"
    copy Win32\Release\opus.lib C:\Programs\libopus\lib\Win32\

• Download and extract gSOAP 2.8.41 or higher Link

  • Open archive, inside gsoap-2.8\gsoap extract to C:\Programs\gSOAP\.

• Download and extract DocBook XML DTD 4.5 Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\DocBook\xml\

• Download and extract DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.69.1 Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\DocBook\xsl\

• Download MiKTeX Portable Link

  • Extract to C:\Programs\MiKTeX\
  • Run:

    "C:\Programs\MiKTeX\texmfs\install\miktex\bin\mpm.exe" --verbose --install=koma-script --install=ucs --install=tabulary --install=url --install=fancybox --install=fancyvrb --install=bera --install=charter --install=mptopdf

• Download VirtualBox source code. Put it in C:\Devel\VirtualBox-src

  • I used the svn co from the virtualbox.org site. This is >6.0.6. The instructions I am using are for 6.0.4. I was able to find sources from non-official sites for 6.0.4. The subversion checkout would not compile correctly.
  • https://fossies.org/ has mirrored versions.

• Add certificates. Run the following:

  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x64 /win7
  COLOR 07
  makecert.exe -a sha1 -r -pe -ss my -n "CN=<cert name>" C:\Devel\testcert_1.cer
  makecert.exe -a sha256 -r -pe -ss my -n "CN=<cert name>" C:\Devel\testcert_256.cer
  certmgr.exe -add C:\Devel\testcert_1.cer -s -r localMachine root
  certmgr.exe -add C:\Devel\testcert_256.cer -s -r localMachine root

  • Run certmgr.src and copy the fingerprints for the new certs created to a text file.

• Building xmllint from VirtualBox-src

  • Copy C:\Devel\VirtualBox-src\src\libs\libxml2-2.9.4 into C:\Programs\
  • Run:

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x64 /win7
    COLOR 07
    cd /d C:\Programs\libxml2-2.9.4\win32
    cscript.exe configure.js cruntime=/MT prefix=C:\Programs\xmllint iconv=no
    nmake /f Makefile.msvc
    nmake /f Makefile.msvc install

  • Remove `C:\Programs\libxml2-2.9.4

• Apply the patch manually or using a patch tool. I did this manually to verify there were no version changes.

  Note: It looks like the doc files were changed in 6.0.6. That file may not need modification. Will test after first successful/failed compile.

• Create a LocalConfig.kmk file in the root source tree.

  VBOX_WITH_HARDENING :=
  VBOX_PATH_WIX := C:\Programs\WiX
  VBOX_GSOAP_INSTALLED := 1
  VBOX_PATH_GSOAP := C:\Programs\gSOAP
  VBOX_WITH_COMBINED_PACKAGE := 1
  VBOX_WITH_QT_PAYLOAD := 1
  VBOX_WITH_QTGUI_V5 := 1
  VBOX_SIGNING_MODE := release
  VBOX_CERTIFICATE_SUBJECT_NAME := <cert name>
  VBOX_CERTIFICATE_FINGERPRINT := XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
  VBOX_CERTIFICATE_SHA2_SUBJECT_NAME := <cert name>
  VBOX_CERTIFICATE_SHA2_FINGERPRINT := XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
  VBOX_TSA_URL := http://timestamp.digicert.com
  VBOX_TSA_SHA2_URL := http://timestamp.digicert.com
  VBOX_TSA_URL_ARGS := /t "$(VBOX_TSA_URL)"
  VBOX_TSA_SHA2_URL_ARGS := /tr "$(VBOX_TSA_SHA2_URL)" /td sha256
  VBOX_CROSS_CERTIFICATE_FILE :=
  VBOX_CROSS_CERTIFICATE_FILE_ARGS :=
  VBOX_CROSS_CERTIFICATE_SHA2_FILE :=
  VBOX_CROSS_CERTIFICATE_SHA2_FILE_ARGS :=
  VBOX_PATH_SIGN_TOOLS := C:\Programs\DevKits\8.1\bin\x64
  VBOX_PATH_SELFSIGN := C:\WinDDK\7600.16385.1\bin\selfsign
  VBOX_PATH_WISUMINFO := "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Samples\sysmgmt\msi\scripts\WiSumInf.vbs"
  VBOX_PATH_WISUBSTG  := "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Samples\sysmgmt\msi\scripts\WiSubStg.vbs"
  VBOX_WITH_DOCS := 1
  VBOX_WITH_DOCS_CHM := 1
  VBOX_WITH_DOCS_PACKING := 1
  VBOX_WITH_ADDITIONS :=
  VBOX_WITH_ADDITIONS_PACKING := 1
  VBOX_HAVE_XMLLINT := 1
  VBOX_XMLLINT := C:\Programs\xmllint\bin\xmllint.exe
  VBOX_PATH_DOCBOOK := C:/Programs/DocBook/xsl
  VBOX_PATH_DOCBOOK_DTD := C:/Programs/DocBook/xml
  VBOX_PATH_HTML_HELP_WORKSHOP := "C:\Program Files (x86)\HTML Help Workshop"
  VBOX_PDFLATEX := C:\Programs\MiKTeX\texmfs\install\miktex\bin\pdflatex.exe
  VBOX_PDFLATEX_CMD := $(VBOX_PDFLATEX) -halt-on-error -interaction batchmode
  TOOL_CURL_FETCH := C:\Programs\curl\x64\curl.exe
  PATH_TOOL_NASM := C:/Programs/nasm
  VBOX_INSTALLER_LANGUAGES := en_US
  VBOX_WITH_TESTCASES :=
  VBOX_WITH_VALIDATIONKIT :=
  VBOX_WITH_VBOX_IMG := 1
  VBOX_WITH_RECORDING := 1
  VBOX_WITH_AUDIO_RECORDING := 1
  SDK_VBOX_VPX := 1
  VBOX_WITH_LIBVPX := 1
  SDK_VBOX_OPUS := 1
  VBOX_WITH_LIBOPUS := 1
  VBOX_BUILD_PUBLISHER := _OSE
  

  • Change the VBOX_CERT lines to match the certs created earlier.

Development environment is complete. Celebratory beer!

Now we compile VBox:

• Compile, starting with 64 bit version.

  cd /d C:\Devel\VirtualBox-src
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x64 /win7
  COLOR 07
  set BUILD_TARGET_ARCH=amd64
  cscript configure.vbs --with-DDK=C:\WinDDK\7600.16385.1 --with-MinGW-w64=C:\Programs\mingw64 --with-MinGW32=C:\Programs\mingw32 --with-libSDL=C:\Programs\SDL\x64 --with-openssl=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x64 --with-openssl32=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x32 --with-libcurl=C:\Programs\curl\x64 --with-libcurl32=C:\Programs\curl\x32 --with-Qt5=C:\Programs\Qt\5.6.3-x64 --with-libvpx=C:\Programs\libvpx --with-libopus=C:\Programs\libopus --with-python=C:/Programs/Python
  env.bat
  kmk
  kmk C:/Devel/VirtualBox-src/out/win.x86/release/obj/Installer/VirtualBox-6.0.4_OSE-r128164-MultiArch_amd64.msi

  Compile notes:
  1. Mine failed on the kmk command. There was a permission error. I manually changed the folder causing problems to not be read only and reran the kmk command.
  2. Failed again with permission errors. Reextracted source for 6.0.4. Applied patch using a python patch tool.
  3. Failed again with permission errors. Reset security settings on source folder. Try and download a clean copy not using svn?
  4. Ignore Compile Warning C4946 Link

At this point I was still getting compiler errors and numerous permission denied errors. I re-extracted the 6.0.4 again and patched.

Reran the 64bit compilation. Unchecking any folder that gave permission denied errors until it finished.

• Compile the 32 bit version:

  cd /d C:\Devel\VirtualBox-src
  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.Cmd" /Release /x86 /win7
  COLOR 07
  set BUILD_TARGET_ARCH=x86
  cscript configure.vbs --with-DDK=C:\WinDDK\7600.16385.1 --with-MinGW-w64=C:\Programs\mingw64 --with-MinGW32=C:\Programs\mingw32 --with-libSDL=C:\Programs\SDL\x32 --with-openssl=C:\Programs\OpenSSL\x32 --with-libcurl=C:\Programs\curl\x32 --with-Qt5=C:\Programs\Qt\5.6.3-x32 --with-libvpx=C:\Programs\libvpx --with-libopus=C:\Programs\libopus --with-python=C:/Programs/Python
  env.bat
  kmk
  kmk C:/Devel/VirtualBox-src/out/win.x86/release/bin/VirtualBox-6.0.4_OSE-r128164-MultiArch.exe

  Compile notes:

  1. The 32bit version also had number permission denied errors. But not as many as the 64bit.

  We now have the installer in out/win.x86/release/bin/.

Final thoughts/TODO:

1. Figure out why there are permission errors in my setup. Could be a windows user/process elevation issue? Except the folders were owned by everyone, they are just getting set to readonly. It appears all folders are set this way but only a few steps fail with Permission Denied errors. Unchecking the readonly flag and rerunning kmk works.
2. Attempt to compile from subversion and/or 6.0.6 again.
3. Compiled with outdated VS 2010 Premium, can keys still be obtained? Currently using trial version.