my $pattern = '@@VMWARE@@';

  my $header_version_uts;

  my $header_smp;

  my $header_page_offset;

  $answer = dir_remove_trailing_slashes($answer);

  if (not (-d $answer)) {

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      print wrap('The path "' . $answer . '" is not an existing directory.'

                 . "\n\n", 0);

    }

    return '';

  }

  if ($answer =~ m|^/usr/include(/.*)?$|) { #/# Broken colorizer.

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      if (get_answer('The header files in /usr/include are generally for C '

                     . 'libraries, not for the running kernel. If you do not '

                     . 'have kernel header files in your /usr/src directory, '

                     . 'you probably do not have the kernel-source package '

                     . 'installed. Are you sure that /usr/include contains '

                     . 'the header files associated with your running kernel?',

                     'yesno', 'no') eq 'no') {

        return '';

      }

    }

  }

  if (   (not (-d $answer . '/linux'))

      || (not (-d $answer . '/asm'))

      || (not (-d $answer . '/net'))) {

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      print wrap('The path "' . $answer . '" is an existing directory, but it '

                 . 'does not contain at least one of these directories '

                 . '"linux", "asm", "net" as expected.' . "\n\n", 0);

    }

    return '';

  }

  #

  # Check that the running kernel matches the set of header files

  #

  if (not (-r $answer . '/linux/version.h')) {

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      print wrap('The path "' . $answer . '" is a kernel header file '

                 . 'directory, but it does not contain the file '

                 . '"linux/version.h" as expected.  This can happen if the '

                 . 'kernel has never been built, or if you have invoked the '

                 . '"make mrproper" command in your kernel directory.  In any '

                 . 'case, you may want to rebuild your kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

    }

    return '';

  }

  $header_version_uts = direct_command(

    shell_string($gHelper{'echo'}) . ' '

    . shell_string('#include <linux/version.h>' . "\n" . $pattern

                   . ' UTS_RELEASE') . ' | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'gcc'})

    . ' ' . shell_string('-I' . $answer) . ' -E - | '

    . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' ' . shell_string($pattern));

  chomp($header_version_uts);

  $header_version_uts =~ s/^$pattern \"([^\"]*)\".*$/$1/;

  if (not ($header_version_uts eq $gSystem{'uts_release'})) {

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      print wrap('The directory of kernel headers (version '

                 . $header_version_uts . ') does not match your running '

                 . 'kernel (version ' . $gSystem{'uts_release'} . ').  Even '

                 . 'if the module were to compile successfully, it would not '

                 . 'load into the running kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

    }

    return '';

  }

  if (not (-r $answer . '/linux/autoconf.h')) {

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      print wrap('The path "' . $answer . '" is a kernel header file '

                 . 'directory, but it does not contain the file '

                 . '"linux/autoconf.h" as expected.  This can happen if the '

                 . 'kernel has never been built, or if you have invoked the '

                 . '"make mrproper" command in your kernel directory.  In any '

                 . 'case, you may want to rebuild your kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

    }

    return '';

  }

  $header_smp = direct_command(shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' CONFIG_SMP '

                               . shell_string($answer . '/linux/autoconf.h'));

  if (not ($header_smp eq '')) {

    # linux/autoconf.h contains the up/smp information

    $header_smp = direct_command(

      shell_string($gHelper{'echo'}) . ' '

      . shell_string('#include <linux/autoconf.h>' . "\n" . $pattern

                     . ' CONFIG_SMP') . ' | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'gcc'})

      . ' ' . shell_string('-I' . $answer) . ' -E - | '

      . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' ' . shell_string($pattern));

    chomp($header_smp);

    $header_smp =~ s/^$pattern (\S+).*$/$1/;

    $header_smp = ($header_smp eq '1') ? 'yes' : 'no';

    if (not (lc($header_smp) eq lc($gSystem{'smp'}))) {

      if ($source eq 'user') {

        print wrap('The kernel defined by this directory of header files is '

                   . (($header_smp eq 'yes') ? 'multiprocessor'

                                             : 'uniprocessor') . ', while '

                   . 'your running kernel is '

                   . (($gSystem{'smp'} eq 'yes') ? 'multiprocessor'

                                                 : 'uniprocessor') . '.'

                   . "\n\n", 0);

      }

      return '';

    }

  }

  if (not (-r $answer . '/asm/page.h')) {

    if ($source eq 'user') {

      print wrap('The path "' . $answer . '" is a kernel header file '

                 . 'directory, but it does not contain the file "asm/page.h" '

                 . 'as expected.' . "\n\n", 0);

    }

    return '';

  }

  $header_page_offset = direct_command(

    shell_string($gHelper{'echo'}) . ' '

    . shell_string('#define __KERNEL__' . "\n" . '#include <asm/page.h>'

                   . "\n" . $pattern . ' __PAGE_OFFSET') . ' | '

    . shell_string($gHelper{'gcc'}) . ' ' . shell_string('-I' . $answer)

    . ' -E - | ' . shell_string($gHelper{'grep'}) . ' '

    . shell_string($pattern));

  chomp($header_page_offset);

  $header_page_offset =~ s/^$pattern \(?0x([0-9a-fA-F]{8,}).*$/$1/;

  if ($header_page_offset =~ /[0-9a-fA-F]{8,}/) {

    # We found a valid page offset

    if (defined($gSystem{'page_offset'}) and

        not (lc($header_page_offset) eq lc($gSystem{'page_offset'}))) {

      if ($source eq 'user') {

        print wrap('The kernel defined by this directory of header files does '

                   . 'not have the same address space size as your running '

                   . 'kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

      }

      return '';

    }

  }

    if ($gcc_version =~ /^(egcs-)?(\d+(\.\d+)*)/) {

      $gSystem{'gcc_version'} = $2;

    } else {

      print wrap('Your compiler "' . $gHelper{'gcc'} . '" version "' .

		 $gcc_version . '" is not supported ' .

                 'by this version of ' . vmware_product_name() . '.' . 

		 "\n\n", 0);

      return 'no';

    }

    if (check_gcc_version($gSystem{'gcc_version'}) eq 'no') {

      return 'no';

    }

    # When installing the modules, kernels 2.4+ setup a symlink to the kernel

    # source directory

    $headerdir = $cKernelModuleDir . '/preferred/build/include';

    if (check_answer_headerdir($headerdir, 'default') eq '') {

      $headerdir = $cKernelModuleDir . '/' . $gSystem{'uts_release'}

                   . '/build/include';

      if (check_answer_headerdir($headerdir, 'default') eq '') {

        # Use a default usual location

        $headerdir = '/usr/src/linux/include';

      }

    }

    get_persistent_answer('What is the location of the directory of C header '

                          . 'files that match your running kernel?',

                          'HEADER_DIR', 'headerdir', $headerdir);

  } else {

    my @mod_list;

    print wrap('Trying to find a suitable ' . $name

               . ' module for your running kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

    @mod_list = get_suitable_modules($mod_dir . '/binary');

    while ($#mod_list > -1) {

      my $candidate = shift(@mod_list);

      my $modversion = shift(@mod_list);

      # Note: When using the force flag,

      #        Non-versioned modules can load into a     versioned kernel.

      #            Versioned modules can load into a non-versioned kernel.

      #

      # Consequently, it is only safe to use the force flag if _both_ the

      # kernel and the module are versioned.

      # This is not always the case as demonstrated by bug 18371.

      if (try_module($name,

                     $mod_dir . '/binary/' . $candidate . '/objects/'

                     . $name . '.o',

                        ($gSystem{'versioned'} eq 'yes')

                     && ($modversion eq 'yes'), 1)) {

        print wrap('The module ' . $candidate . ' loads perfectly in the '

                   . 'running kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

        return 'yes';

      }

    }

    if ($gOption{'prebuilt'} == 1) {

      db_add_answer('BUILDR_' . $name, 'no');

      print wrap('None of the pre-built ' . $name . ' modules for '

		 . vmware_product_name() . ' is suitable for your '

		 . 'running kernel.' . "\n\n", 0);

      return 'no';

    }

    if (get_persistent_answer('None of the pre-built ' . $name . ' modules for '

			      . vmware_product_name() . ' is suitable '

                              . 'for your running kernel.  Do you want this '

                              . 'program to try to build the ' . $name

                              . ' module for your system (you need to have a '

                              . 'C compiler installed on your system)?',

                              'BUILDR_' . $name, 'yesno', 'yes') eq 'no') {

      return 'no';

    }