The error message is /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/bin/vmware: symbol lookup error: /opt/vmware/workstation/lib/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0: undefined symbol: _ZThn24_N4view10FieldEntry17delete_text_vfuncEii Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Versions of components it requires: app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.17 x11-libs/libXrandr-1.2.1 x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.8 x11-libs/libXinerama-1.0.2 x11-libs/libXi-1.1.2 x11-libs/libview-0.6.1 dev-cpp/libsexymm-0.1.9 dev-cpp/cairomm-1.4.4 dev-cpp/libgnomecanvasmm-2.16.0 x11-libs/libXft-2.1.12
There is a workaround: setting VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes
(In reply to comment #1) > There is a workaround: setting VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=yes Well, this is not something we would do in the ebuild. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 185444 ***