Hugh wrote: > VMware currently maintains a > Perl-based installer for the Tools that is pretty good about providing that > support under a variety of distributions and environments.
Hmmm, that should probably be changed. The perl-based installer has never been part of open-vm-tools, and "make install" is pretty functional these days. It should copy all files to the right locations, it just won't change your system's configuration (like setting up init scripts and things like that). Dominique (who handles the opensuse packages if I'm not mistaken) has provided an init script for open-vm-tools but I haven't had time to look at integrating it yet. (It doesn't help that each distro has a slightly different API that init scripts can use...) > How can I leverage this script on my fc11 to make my compiled open-vm-tools > install? > Should I leave VMwareTools-7397-156745.i386.rpm installed? Why exactly are you trying to install open-vm-tools instead of using the version of Tools shipping with your VMware product? If the latter is not working for some reason, then you should probably file a support request with VMware (or post a message in the forums, we have a few people who monitor those and can help with the most common issues). We generally see open-vm-tools as targeted at distro packagers, not end-users. -- - Marcelo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ open-vm-tools-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-vm-tools-discuss
