Bug 484844

Summary:	app-emulation/vmware-modules-238.6 for kernel 3.6.10
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jared B. <nitro>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled] <vmware+disabled>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	PATCH
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=470896
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	238-3.10.0.patch

Description Jared B. 2013-09-14 07:11:36 UTC

Kernel 3.6.10 introduced some changes that broke vmware-modules.  This was fixed for the versions of vmware-modules supporting VMware Player 4 and 5, but for some reason it was not fixed for vmware-modules-238.6, which is required for VMware Player 3 (which, unfortunately, I still have to use).

The attached patch fixes building under 3.10 and makes VMware Player 3.1.6.744570 usable again.  It's based entirely on 264-3.10.0.patch, which is already in the tree.  Would be great if you could add this as well.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Jared B. 2013-09-14 07:12:20 UTC

Created attachment 358618 [details, diff]
238-3.10.0.patch

Comment 2 Jared B. 2013-09-14 07:13:23 UTC

FYI, this was fixed for the newer versions in bug 470896.  Meant to include that reference in the original description.

Comment 3 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester

2013-10-22 21:21:36 UTC

Sorry but we're dropping vmware-7. Too much.