on currently released gentoo linux-2.6.29-r5. using VMwareTools-7.8.5-156735.tar.gz. to install the vmware-tools, steps taken:
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mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom
cp VMware－tools*.tar.gz /tmp
cd /tmp
tar xzvf VMware－tools*.tar.gz
cd vmware－tools-distrib
mkdir /etc/init.d/rc{0,1,2,3,4,5,6}.d
./vmware-install.pl
vmware-config-tools.pl
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1. after running the vmware-config-tools.pl command, when it comes to vmhgfs, failed with the following error message:
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Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.29-gentoo-r5/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD
/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29-gentoo-r5'
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/bdhandler.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/request.h:35,
from /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/bdhandler.c:50:
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/compat_wait.h:78: error: conflicting types for '
poll_initwait'
include/linux/poll.h:67: error: previous declaration of 'poll_initwait' was here
make[2]: *** Error 1
make[1]: *** module/tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29-gentoo-r5'
make: *** Error 2
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in the file /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/compat_wait.h, line 78 and 67 are identical, so I guess the 78th line should be deleted.
2. then run vmware-config-tools.pl again when the vmhgfs just start quickly press Ctrl-z to pause and then commented the 78th line of /tmp/vmware-config?/vmhgfs-only/compat_wait.h, then "fg" to resume , it failed with error mesage:
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make -C /lib/modules/2.6.29-gentoo-r5/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD
/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29-gentoo-r5'
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/bdhandler.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/cpName.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLinux.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLite.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/dentry.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/dir.o
CC /tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/file.o
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/file.c: In function 'HgfsOpen':
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/file.c:640: error: 'struct task_struct' has no m
ember named 'fsuid'
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only/file.c:640: error: 'struct task_struct' has no m
ember named 'fsgid'
make[2]: *** Error 1
make[1]: *** module/tmp/vmware-config1/vmhgfs-only Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.29-gentoo-r5'
make: *** Error 2
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new kernel changed task_struct ? and still further emerge of the open-vm-tools package failed too:
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checking for getstat in -lproc-3.2.7... no
configure: error: libproc not found. Please configure without procps (using --wi
thout-procps) or install procps - http://procps.sourceforge.net
!http://communities.vmware.com/message/1272239/!! Please attach the following file when seeking support:
!http://communities.vmware.com/message/1272239/!! /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/open-vm-tools-0.0.20090121.142982/work/open-v
m-tools-2009.01.21-142982/config.log
*
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after "emerge procps" , procps 3.2.8 installed:
gentoo vmhgfs-only # ls -l /lib/libproc*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 54888 Jun 3 21:21 /lib/libproc-3.2.8.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jun 3 21:21 /lib/libproc.so -> libproc-3.2.8.so
still the same error as if it only ask for procps 3.2.7.
