Bug 152143

Summary:	vmware-config.pl won't (re)compile modules
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Alex Efros <powerman-asdf>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Alex Efros 2006-10-20 11:31:12 UTC

Some time ago vmware-config.pl stop (re)compiling kernel modules. Option --compile won't help too.

I've found lines 8495 "configure_mon();" and 8498 "build_vmnet();" must be uncommented to return to previous behaviour.

Why these lines was commented?
How to force module recompilation without patching vmware-config.pl?

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-10-20 11:36:32 UTC

Would be nice if you actually told us about which of the tons of vmware ebuilds and which version are you talking about here...

Comment 2 Alex Efros 2006-10-20 13:30:59 UTC

At least that's true for two latest stable x86 versions:
  app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.1.19175-r4
  app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.1.19175-r7

I notive this issue some time ago, but decide to wait for next version because it looks like 100% 'typo' bug, and such bugs usually quickly found and fixed.
Today I've updated to -r7 and found nothing was changed, so I decide to post bugreport.

Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-10-21 00:36:23 UTC

Eh, vmware-modules is a separate ebuild and vmware-* depends on it. We don't use the interactive vmware-config.pl script for this.

Comment 4 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-10-21 00:37:01 UTC

INVALID, re-emerge app-emulation/vmware-modules.

Comment 5 witr 2006-10-30 11:10:53 UTC

(In reply to comment #4)
> INVALID, re-emerge app-emulation/vmware-modules.
> 

I've done that, but no joy.  Is there a version skew or something?

See: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-3682891.html#3682891

I can't find a correct sequence of operations that allow VmWare to be started now.  vmware-config can't start vmware and never seems to think the config gets done.

Something is wrong with these ebuilds.

Comment 6 witr 2006-10-30 13:57:41 UTC

(In reply to comment #5)
> Something is wrong with these ebuilds.

Nope, my bad!  Had a kernel mixup!  Oops! The latest ebuilds seem to work fine.