[gentoo-user] vmware install fails

[Jorge Almeida <jalmeida@math.ist.utl.pt>]

I'm giving vmware a try. I emerged app-emulation/vmware-workstation,
which compiled without problems. The problem is with the script
vmware-config.pl. I accepted the default location for C headers and I
checked it corresponds to the current kernel. /usr/src/linux is the
correct symlink, and include/version.h seems right.
I added root to the vmware group.
The forums show similar problems, but no solution.
The links at the end of the error message seem useless.
What can I try?


$ /opt/vmware/workstation/bin/vmware-config.pl
Making sure services for VMware Workstation are stopped.

  * ERROR:  "vmware" has not yet been started.

Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.

Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Workstation is suitab                                                        le for your
running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon                                                         module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)                                                        ? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r7/build/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

make: execvp: ./getversion.pl: Permission denied
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r7/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r7'
make[2]: execvp: /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/./getversion.pl: Permission denied
   CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:107: error: syntax error before ';' token
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.16-gentoo-r7'
make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config1/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.

For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
visit our Web site at "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
"http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html".

Execution aborted.


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Jorge Almeida
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