Bug 24539 – VMware, running vmware-config.pl does not work

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED INVALID

[Description Arndt Faulhaber 2003-07-15 13:29:33 UTC]

merging "VMware-workstation-4.0.0-4460" works fine but when running 
vmware-configure.pl the script says it cannot use gcc... 
 
I have: 
- gcc 3.2.2 
- gentoo-sources-2.4.20-r5 
- linux-headers-2.4.19 
 
output of vmware-config.pl: 
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Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel. 
 
None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your 
running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon module for 
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes] 
 
Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override. 
 
Could not run/locate gcc! 
Your compiler "/usr/bin/gcc" is not supported by this version of VMware 
Workstation. 
 
Unable to continue. 
 
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. 
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I don't have any special modifications - only stable ebuilds (all current as of 
15.july 2003) 
 
 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge vmware 
2. run vmware-config.pl as root 
 
Actual Results:  
vmware-config.pl terminates... so vmware cannot be run 

Expected Results:  
should have compiled "vmmon module" into the running kernel and configured the 
rest of vmware...

[Comment 1 Arndt Faulhaber 2003-07-24 12:50:17 UTC]

Found the solution... 
 
Kernel was compiled with an older version of gcc than the currently installed one... 
Bug can be closed (I'd do it if I knew how...) 

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2003-07-24 20:49:07 UTC]

ah ive seen that error before, its annoying :)