[Vmware-package-maintainers] Bug#468164: vmware-package: modules fail to build with 2.6.24 kernel.

[Sven Luther]

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:00:57AM -0500, Robert Edmonds wrote:
> forcemerge 462620 468164
> thanks
> 
> Sven Luther wrote:
> > I am trying to install vmware using a lenny install with sid 2.6.24 kernels.
> > 
> > This fails with the below log, while building modules.
> > 
> > make-vmpkg -rsudo -b ./vmware_deb -k VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824.i386.tar.gz 
> 
> hi,
> 
> vmware upstream is not particularly good about keeping their kernel
> modules up to date with kernel upstream.  people using the latest
> kernels generally use the vmware any-any kernel modules instead (which
> vmware-package will package), but in the case of 2.6.24 unfortunately
> the 'official' vmware any-any hasn't been kept up to date.
> 
> please build vmware workstation without -k and see #462620 for the
> solution on building vmware modules for 2.6.24.

Ok, thanks this worked, i had tried building the any-any modules, but
missed the -k option to get the module package to build.

BTW, would it make sense to add a notice to the effect above into the
README.Debian.gz file ? 

Friendly,

Sven Luther