[Bug 1000344] Re: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘d_alloc_root’]

2013-08-20 Thread Shaddy Baddah
This is still broken in LTS. I don't know the specific policies, but I assumed LTS would get these type of fixes? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to open-vm-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000344 Title:

[Bug 1214722] [NEW] open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘d_alloc_root’] (bug 100344 also affects precise)

2013-08-20 Thread Shaddy Baddah
Public bug reported: As per reported in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm- tools/+bug/1000344, this also affects Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (Precise Pangolin). If I understand the LTS policy correctly, this should be fixed for precise. As otherwise, the implication is that LTS users