On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:11:35 -0400 David Relson wrote: > On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:32:59 +0300 > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > On 09/15/2011 01:28 AM, David Relson wrote: > > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:45:58 +0300 > > > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > > > >> On 09/14/2011 03:00 PM, David Relson wrote: > > >>> Using files pointed to from BGO, I have successfully installed > > >>> vmware-player and vmware-modules-238-r1 on my 64-bit gentoo > > >>> system running kernel 2.6.39-gentoo-r2 > > >>> > > >>> However, vmware-player won't start. Checking in > > >>> /var/tmp/vmware-relson, I found the following message: > > >>> > > >>> Could not > > >>> open /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware.so/libvmware.so > > >>> > > >>> The message is correct, libvmware.so does not exist at the path > > >>> above (or anywhere else). > > >> > > >> Try installing vmware-workstation and try again. > > >> > > > > > > vmware-workstation costs more $$ than I'm willing to pay. > > > > You don't have to use it. You just install it in order to get > > libvmware.so. You then use Player, not Workstation. > > > > It's fetch-restricted, so portage will tell you which file to > > download. To download, you need to register, but creating an account > > doesn't cost. > > > > I wish it were that simple. > > vmware-8.0.0 was released today and the vmware site seems not to > include older versions. (If they're still available, they're well > hidden). > > I've created an 8.0.0 ebuild by making the obvious modification to the > 7.1.4 ebuild. However when I run > > ebuild /usr/local/portage/..vmware-workstation-8.0.8...digest" > > portage gives a "fetch restricted; download and copy > to .../distfiles/..." message. This happens even though I _have_ > downloaded the bundle and put it in the distfiles directory. > > What the heck? > > David
Note: I found the x86_64 bundle for 7.1.4 (the most recent ebuild) by googling.
