Bug 250637 – emerge vmware-modules fails (app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1)

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE

[Description John D Maunder 2008-12-11 18:49:30 UTC]

emerge vmware-modules fails to compile.
Not sure if this is new or old but have tried patches as suggested in other bugs and still no joy with or without patch. 


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge vmware-modules
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild  N    ] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1  0 kB 

Total: 1 package (1 new), Size of downloads: 0 kB

Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] yes
>>> Verifying ebuild Manifests...

>>> Emerging (1 of 1) app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 to /
 * vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ...                         [ ok ]
 * checking ebuild checksums ;-) ...                                                       [ ok ]
 * checking auxfile checksums ;-) ...                                                      [ ok ]
 * checking miscfile checksums ;-) ...                                                     [ ok ]
 * checking vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz ;-) ...                                        [ ok ]
 * Determining the location of the kernel source code
 * Found kernel source directory:
 *     /usr/src/linux
 * Found kernel object directory:
 *     /lib/modules/2.6.26-gentoo-r4/build
 * Found sources for kernel version:
 *     2.6.26-gentoo-r4
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking vmware-any-any-update115.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work
>>> Unpacking ./vmware-any-any-update115/vmmon.tar to /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work
 * Applying various patches (bugfixes/updates) ...
 *   000_all_makefile-include-directory.patch ...                                          [ ok ]
 *   020_all_epoll-def-warnings.patch ...                                                  [ ok ]
 * Done with patching
 * Applying various patches (bugfixes/updates) ...
 *   030_all_fix-linux-headers.patch ...                                                   [ ok ]
 *   035_all_kernel-2.6.25.patch ...                                                       [ ok ]
 * Done with patching
 * Converting vmmon-only/Makefile to use M= instead of SUBDIRS= ...                        [ ok ]
>>> Unpacking ./vmware-any-any-update115/vmnet.tar to /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work
 * Applying various patches (bugfixes/updates) ...
 *   000_all_makefile-include-directory.patch ...                                          [ ok ]
 *   020_all_epoll-def-warnings.patch ...                                                  [ ok ]
 * Done with patching
 * Applying various patches (bugfixes/updates) ...
 *   021_all_wireless_fix.patch ...                                                        [ ok ]
 *   025_all_kernel-2.6.25.patch ...                                                       [ ok ]
 * Done with patching
 * Converting vmnet-only/Makefile to use M= instead of SUBDIRS= ...                        [ ok ]
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source in /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work ...
 * Preparing vmmon module
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make -C /usr/src/linux/include/.. M=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r4'
make[1]: warning: jobserver unavailable: using -j1.  Add `+' to parent make rule.
  CC [M]  /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:171: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer
/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:172: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:175: error: unknown field 'nopage' specified in initializer
/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:176: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make[3]: *** [/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/work/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.26-gentoo-r4'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
 * 
 * ERROR: app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 3273:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
 *             environment, line 2483:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 					CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 	${BUILD_FIXES} 						${BUILD_PARAMS} 			${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
 *  The die message:
 *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=   auto-build VMWARE_VER=VME_S1B1 KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.26-gentoo-r4/build
 * 
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/temp/environment'.
 * 

 * Messages for package app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1:

 * 
 * ERROR: app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 failed.
 * Call stack:
 *               ebuild.sh, line   49:  Called src_compile
 *             environment, line 3273:  Called linux-mod_src_compile
 *             environment, line 2483:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *               eval "emake HOSTCC=\"$(tc-getBUILD_CC)\" 					CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- 						LDFLAGS=\"$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)\" 	${BUILD_FIXES} 						${BUILD_PARAMS} 			${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)" CROSS_COMPILE=${CHOST}- LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
 *  The die message:
 *   Unable to emake HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS=   auto-build VMWARE_VER=VME_S1B1 KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.26-gentoo-r4/build
 * 
 * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
 * A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1/temp/environment'.

Expected Results:  
emerge vmware-modules install

Portage 2.1.4.5 (default/linux/amd64/2008.0, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.6.1-r0, 2.6.26-gentoo-r4 x86_64)
=================================================================
System uname: 2.6.26-gentoo-r4 x86_64 AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52
Timestamp of tree: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:02:01 +0000
app-shells/bash:     3.2_p33
dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7-r1, 2.1.6
dev-lang/python:     2.5.2-r7
dev-util/cmake:      2.4.6-r1
sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.11.1
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.18.1-r2
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.61-r2
sys-devel/automake:  1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10.1-r1
sys-devel/binutils:  2.18-r3
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.0-r4
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.26
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.23-r3
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O2 -pipe"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo /etc/udev/rules.d"
CXXFLAGS="-march=athlon64 -O2 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo"
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X acl alsa amd64 berkdb bzip2 cli cracklib crypt cups dri fortran gdbm gif gpm gtk hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog jpeg midi mmx mudflap multilib ncurses nls nptl nptlonly opengl openmp pam pcre perl png pppd python readline reflection session spl sse sse2 ssl startup-notification symlink sysfs tcpd tiff tk unicode xorg zlib" ALSA_CARDS="hda-intel" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mmap_emul mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse synaptics" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
Unset:  CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, FFLAGS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY

[Comment 1 Panagiotis Christopoulos (RETIRED) 2008-12-14 17:47:48 UTC]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 227303 ***