VMWare gcc problem

[Harry Giles]

Net Llama! wrote:

> On 12/18/2005 02:24 PM, HarryG wrote:
>
>> On Sunday 18 December 2005 05:07 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday 18 December 2005 04:51 pm, HarryG wrote:
>>> > On Sunday 18 December 2005 04:37 pm, Bruce Marshall wrote:
>>> > > On Sunday 18 December 2005 04:28 pm, HarryG wrote:
>>> > > > > What version vmware...?
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Workstation 5.5
>>> > >
>>> > > Ok, and the version of the kernel??
>>> >
>>> > 2.6.12.1-586tsc
>>> >
>>> > > And have you applied any of the any-any patches?   (yes I know, who
>>> > > named that stuff?)
>>> >
>>> > I never have.  How do I check if they are installed?
>>>
>>> If you haven't applied them, then they aren't there.
>>>
>>>
>>> Go to:   http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any-any-update96.tar.gz
>>>
>>>
>>> and get that file.   Read the instructions and apply it.  It should 
>>> help.
>>>
>> First of all thank you for your assistance.
>>
>>
>> I applied it and:
>>
>> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-1-586tsc/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 
>> 11: gcc: command not found
>> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-1-586tsc/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 
>> 12: gcc: command not found
>> make[1]: gcc: Command not found
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-1-586tsc'
>> make[2]: gcc: Command not found
>> /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/Makefile:127: *** Inappropriate build 
>> environment: you wanted to use gcc version 3.3.6 while kernel 
>> attempts to use gcc version .
>
>
> this seems weird.  why isn't there a version number at the end?


Wondered the same thing myself.

>
>> /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/Makefile:129: *** For proper build 
>> you'll have to replace gcc with symbolic link to /usr/bin/gcc-3.3.  
>> Stop.
>> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only] Error 2
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.12-1-586tsc'
>> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
>> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only'
>> Unable to build the vmmon module.
>>
>> This is a trial version.  I believe they have 30 days support with 
>> the full version.  May have to buy that, but only if it has a money 
>> back policy.  Feeling rather frustrated (he whines).
>
>
> Its entirely possible that vmware doesn't work with simplymepis 
> (whatever that is). 


 http://www.mepis.com/
It is a really nice Debian based distro that works better than anything 
I have tried.

Harry G