My understanding is that vmware tries to require you to do something
you shouldn't do.
One of the kernel traffic summaries said that consensus on
linux-kernel is that you should not put source for the running kernel
in /usr/src/linux. (!) It should go somewhere else.
It is more important, according to this reasoning, to have your kernel
headers match your C library, so that when you compile programs,
strange things don't happen (as much :).
But vmware appears to insist that you put headers for the running
kernel there.
What you can do, without running afoul of net.wisdom (Linus', not
Becker's, BTW), is to temporarily put source for the running kernel in
/usr/src/linux, install vmware, then put back the source for the
kernel that matches your C library.
This should no longer be necessary once the new convention for where
to put the source for the running kernel is adopted. I'm hoping
future redhat kernel RPM's will honor the new convention.
On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 03:13:38PM -0500, Jerry Garrison wrote:
> I am trying to install VMware. It wants to know the location of the
> 'directory of C header files that match your running kernel'. In a later
> prompt, it refers to the files it needs as 'the directory of kernel
> headers'. The prompt suggests that the files may be in
> /usr/src/linux/include. But those files all have to do with the old kernel.
> I had to upgrade from 2.2.14-5.0 to 2.2.17-14 because I have an i810
> chipset.
>
> Evidently, what it's trying to do is run a script which will use the C
> compiler to build what it calls 'vmmon modules'. So, I guess the question
> that I'm looking for an answer to is," Where are the files VMware needs that
> are associated with the upgraded kernel."
>
> Please bear with me. I'm not sure I'm even asking the right question or if
> I'm providing enough information so that someone can help me out here. And
> please, no RTFM suggestions. I don't even know where to start. I've been
> working with Linux for about a month and I'm stumped (again) here.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help,
>
> Jerry
>
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