The vmware-linux-tools package needs to be renamed to vmware-workstation-tools, to allow for vmware-tools for ESX/GSX server, which are not the same. The init script can remain the same. Once the vmware-{gsx,esx}-tools are added, we can add a blocker each on the others.
Hrm. The name would then become 'vmware-workstation-linux-tools', which is just too much of a mouthful. I don't want to drop 'linux' from the package name, as different vmware-tools exist upstream for other platforms. Can you suggest a better name? Best regards, Stu
Not really... but having it called vmware-linux-tools really makes it sound like it will work for anything vmware, when really it is only for vmware-workstation... *personally* I would just name it vmware-workstation-tools and use KEYWORDS to differentiate between different platforms, if and when necessary.
I don't like the KEYWORDing idea, sorry, as it's not really binpkg friendly. I'll rename to 'vmware-wkst-linux-tools'. Best regards, Stu
What's the problem with a long name for en ebuild? It's not like you have to type it again every other day. Maybe you'll need it 10 times in a row, but that's all about it.
vmware-workstation-linux-tools would be perfect, IMHO... There hasn't been much movement on this, either. This is currently blocking me getting the other vmware-tools versions added to portage for VMWare GSX and VMWare ESX.
(In reply to comment #5) > vmware-workstation-linux-tools would be perfect, IMHO... > > There hasn't been much movement on this, either. This is currently blocking me > getting the other vmware-tools versions added to portage for VMWare GSX and > VMWare ESX. Chris, if you can handle the linux-tools -> workstation-linux-tools name change. I'll get around to working on the ESX tools. And, someone else can take care of vmware-server-linux-tools. Given the gsx/esx console ebuild changes, we should also change the tools stuff now.
We have enough ways to find if it has to be installed for Linux or FreeBSD (${CHOST} and arch conditionals), so I'd rather see it become vmware-workstation-tools and work on both Gentoo Linux and Gentoo/FreeBSD...
I definitely would like to see that. I suggested it on comment #2 already, so if the G/FBSD team would like it, too, then I'll go ahead with the package move today.
The package is now vmware-workstation-tools. I'm going to be cleaning up all of the other bugs regarding the package. Diego, if you would like to merge the FreeBSD tools, that would be very cool and I wouldn't have a problem with it, at all.
