When I try to compile the vmware module with gcc-3.4 the compile errors out as follows. I cannot build It with gcc-3.3 and load it when the kernel is built with gcc-3.4 so I have to compile the kernel with gcc-3.3 too. vmware-config.pl d c - error with gcc-3.4 Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done Virtual ethernet done Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. As of September 2003, the Linux kernel development team does not support gcc version 3 and later. See Documentation/Changes in your kernel source directory for information on installing the correct compiler. Do you want to use the version "3.4.2" of compiler "/usr/bin/gcc"? [yes] What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.9-rc1-love2/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Building for VMware Workstation 4.5.2. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-rc1-love2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9-rc1-love2' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/hash.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/task.o cc1plus: Warnung: Kommandozeilenoption "-Wstrict-prototypes" ist g
When I try to compile the vmware module with gcc-3.4 the compile errors out as follows. I cannot build It with gcc-3.3 and load it when the kernel is built with gcc-3.4 so I have to compile the kernel with gcc-3.3 too. vmware-config.pl d c - error with gcc-3.4 Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor done Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0 done DHCP server on /dev/vmnet8 done NAT service on /dev/vmnet8 done Host-only networking on /dev/vmnet8 done Virtual ethernet done Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. As of September 2003, the Linux kernel development team does not support gcc version 3 and later. See Documentation/Changes in your kernel source directory for information on installing the correct compiler. Do you want to use the version "3.4.2" of compiler "/usr/bin/gcc"? [yes] What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.9-rc1-love2/build/include] Extracting the sources of the vmmon module. Building the vmmon module. Building for VMware Workstation 4.5.2. Using 2.6.x kernel build system. make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only' make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9-rc1-love2/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9-rc1-love2' CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/hash.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o CC [M] /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/task.o cc1plus: Warnung: Kommandozeilenoption "-Wstrict-prototypes" ist gültig für C/ObjC, aber nicht für C++ cc1plus: Warnung: Kommandozeilenoption "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" ist gültig für C/ObjC, aber nicht für C++ cc1plus: Warnung: Kommandozeilenoption "-Wstrict-prototypes" ist gültig für C/ObjC, aber nicht für C++ /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/task.c: In function `void Task_Switch_V45(VMDriver*, Vcpuid)': /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/task.c:954: nicht implementiert: »inline« beim Aufruf von »void SwitchToMonitor(VMCP*, int) [with VMCP = VMCrossPageV45]« gescheitert: function body not available /tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/task.c:1446: nicht implementiert: von hier aufgerufen make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only/common/task.o] Fehler 1 make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only] Fehler 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9-rc1-love2' make: *** [vmmon.ko] Fehler 2 make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config8/vmmon-only' Unable to build the vmmon module. For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html". Execution aborted.
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++ /tmp/vmware-config13/vmmon-only/common/task.c: In function `void Task_Switch_V45(VMDriver*, Vcpuid)': /tmp/vmware-config13/vmmon-only/common/task.c:954: sorry, unimplemented: inlining failed in call to 'void SwitchToMonitor(VMCP*, int) [with VMCP = VMCrossPageV45]': function body not available /tmp/vmware-config13/vmmon-only/common/task.c:1446: sorry, unimplemented: called from here same error in english :)
You are using a non standard kernel (make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9-rc1-love2') and a release candidate at that. Are you sure that GCC is to blame?
Yup... it's love-sources Thanks for testing, Stefan
