This tripped me up, so I thought I'd share the problem and solution just in case someone follows in my footsteps or if the developers are interested.
I'm trying to build and install open-vm-tools on a Debian etch guest os (uname -a = 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux). Initially the compilation failed when it got as far as compiling the modules, failing on the first module - vmmemctl. There were a lot of include file errors - redefinitions, undeclared stuff etc. It had reported that it was "Using standalone build system." whereas installing VMware-tools on Debian usually reports "Using 2.6.x kernel build system." I tracked the problem down to the module Makefiles declaring "HEADER_DIR = /lib/modules/$(VM_UNAME)/build/include". On the Debian systems that I have access to, build/ doesn't exist in /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686. The kernel source Debian package installs under /usr/src/. I don't know if this is a peculiarity in the way I've configured or installed Debian or the packages, or if it's an incorrect assumption in the open-vm-tools build process. Either way, I worked around it with a "ln -s /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18/include /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/build/include" and it compiled fine. I tried configuring with either --includedir=/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18/include or HEADER_DIR="/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18/include" and building without the symlink, but both used the standalone build system and failed as before. Maybe there's a correct way to configure HEADER_DIR? Rather than installing a number of additional packages, I chose to configure with --without-x --without-dnet --without-icu. Alan. NOTICE & DISCLAIMER This email including attachments (this "Document") is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. If you have received this Document in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this Document from your system without using, copying, disclosing or disseminating it or placing any reliance upon its contents. We cannot accept liability for any breaches of confidence arising through use of this Document. The information contained in this Document is provided solely for information purposes on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranty of satisfactory or merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose or freedom from error or infringement. The user relies on the information contained herein, and its accuracy or otherwise, entirely at their own risk. Any opinions expressed in this Document are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Telsis. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-devel mailing list open-vm-tools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-devel
