1540 – VMWare modules won't compile with 2.4.19

Bug 1540 - VMWare modules won't compile with 2.4.19

Summary: VMWare modules won't compile with 2.4.19

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Daniel Robbins (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-04-04 21:55 UTC by Sandy McArthur
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description Sandy McArthur 2002-04-04 21:55:56 UTC

When you run vmware-config.pl to compile vmware modules for 2.4.19 it fails when
including linux/malloc.h . You can work around this by removing the following
line from: /lib/modules/2.4.19/build/include/linux/malloc.h

#error linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.

I guess the correct solution is to either patch the vmware modules source, patch
the gentoo release of the 2.4.19 kernel, or wait for the VM ware guys to release
a new version.

Comment 1 Troy Dack 2002-04-05 03:08:39 UTC

I just modified /lib/modules/2.4.19/build/include/linux/malloc.h and changed
#error linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.

to:
#warning linux/malloc.h is deprecated, use linux/slab.h instead.

re-ran vmware-config.pl and then changed malloc.h back

everything seems to be working as advertised.

Comment 2 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-04-05 16:28:09 UTC

fixed in linux-sources-2.4.19-r1 (on rsync soon)