Bug 361241 – app-emulation/vmware-modules-208.2 fails to apply patch 208-sema.patch

• Status: RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Stefan Radermacher 2011-03-30 08:42:52 UTC]

I have vmware-server-2.0.2.203138-r4 and vmware-vix-1.6.2.156745-r2 installed. Trying to compile vmware-modules-208.2 which is needed by the r4 server ebuild fails, as the pathc 208-sema.patch cannot be applied.

I have checked the patch file against the code to be patched, and it doesn't seem to match at all. My impression is that the patch is designed for another version of the server code.

The VMWare server from the -r4 ebuild runs fine with vmware-modules-1.0.0.25-r4, as long as hal is still installed. As soon as hal is removed - it is no longer a dependance of the -r4 server ebuild - the server no longer starts up with the older modules.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge -av1 =vmware-modules-208.2
2. patch 208-sema.patch failes

[Comment 1 Stefan Radermacher 2011-03-30 08:43:26 UTC]

Created attachment 267775 [details]
Patch error report

[Comment 2 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) 2011-03-30 14:50:35 UTC]

corrected sema patch is in the Portage. thanks.

[Comment 3 Stefan Radermacher 2011-03-30 16:31:01 UTC]

Thanks, the modules are compiling now, however it seems hal is still needed for vmware-server to actually start.

[Comment 4 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) 2011-03-30 16:56:57 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Thanks, the modules are compiling now, however it seems hal is still needed for
> vmware-server to actually start.
Thanks, I missed that when transferring. depend on hald removed.

[Comment 5 Stefan Radermacher 2011-03-30 17:09:34 UTC]

I'm not sure you understood that right: emerge --depclean removed hal after vmware r4 was installed, but vmware doesn't start up if hal is not installed.

[Comment 6 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) 2011-03-30 17:17:29 UTC]

(In reply to comment #5)
> I'm not sure you understood that right: emerge --depclean removed hal after
> vmware r4 was installed, but vmware doesn't start up if hal is not installed.
It starts for me. Do you have any error messages?

[Comment 7 Stefan Radermacher 2011-03-30 17:24:51 UTC]

I get this:

office ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware start
 * ERROR: vmware needs service(s) hald

[Comment 8 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) 2011-03-30 17:33:22 UTC]

(In reply to comment #7)
> I get this:
> 
> office ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware start
>  * ERROR: vmware needs service(s) hald

http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/app-emulation/vmware-server/files/vmware-server-2.rc?view=diff&r1=text&tr1=1.2&r2=text&tr2=1.1&diff_format=h

I removed hald from vmware rc in comment 4. Please sync and update your /etc/init.d/vmware

[Comment 9 Stefan Radermacher 2011-03-30 17:55:55 UTC]

Thank you, got it now!