VMware Question

[jeff]

Thanks for the input. I will try another compiler.  Or if you could
suggest a distro that has a good compiler already in it that would be
great. I really want to get this thing working so I can play around with
it.  Thank you Jeff Zidek

On Sat, 2002-01-26 at 11:41, MonMotha wrote:
> Well, I wouldn't even go so far as to consider gcc 2.96 a compiler. 
> It's horribly broken and quite possibly VMWare complained because of 
> that (RedHat did know that this compiler was broken, and included kgcc 
> for kernel compiling as 2.95 can't compile the kernel).  You might try 
> CC=kgcc before you tell it to bulid the kernel modules.  Personally 
> though, I'd get gcc 2.95.x (or MAYBE 3.x, but 3.x still has some problems).
> 
> --MonMotha
> 
> jeff wrote:
> 
> > Yes I do have a compiler gcc ver. 2.96-85.  I already got it up and
> > running fine on another machine using Mandrake 8.0 but for some reason
> > it did not work on the box I want it on.  Jeff Zidek
> > 
> > On Sat, 2002-01-26 at 10:24, MonMotha wrote:
> > 
> >>Well, VMWare was going to try to compiel kerenl modules for your kernel, 
> >>but couldn't as you dont' have a C compiler.  However, I don't think 
> >>VMWare works in linux anymore as their stuff isn't GPL and newer kernels 
> >>enforce GPL only symbol exports.
> >>
> >>--MonMotha
> >>
> >>jeff wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I am having trouble compiling the kernal modules vmon, etc.on a trial
> >>>version of GSX server. I was able to get the entire thing running on an
> >>>older box running Mandrake 8.0. by just accepting the defaults.  I tried
> >>>that on my newer server box using the same Mandrake 8.0 with no luck
> >>>because it could not find the correct header files. I installed Red Hat
> >>>7.1 server with the same results. The part I am stuck at is when I run
> >>>vmware-config.pl and it says None of VMware's pre-built modules is
> >>>suitable for you running kernel, Blah ..Blah.. you need to have ac C
> >>>copiler blah.. blah.. What is the location of the directory of C header
> >>>files that match your runnig kernal. It gives the default location of
> >>>/usr/include.  That doesnt complile correctly.  What would be the
> >>>correct location?  I did the default install and did not change the
> >>>location of anything.  Hope someone has some ideas.  Thank You Jeff
> >>>
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