Given the sad history of vmware-mount I assume the former developers have decided to let vmware-mount die quietly in a corner - hoping that it gets unnoticed by the users.
Last known to work version must be several years old - so I would not trust vmware-mount with any recent vmdks.
Anyway - in practical terms trying vmware-mount nowadays must be considered as an attack of nostalgia that will hopefully pass as quicky as it came.![]()