Re: gcc version issue trying to install vmware5

[Rupert Heesom <rupert@heesom.org.uk>]

Thanks, putting CC into env did work, now I know where the 3.4 exe is!

However I have another problem now with VMware - the script fails again
with the kernel headers (which I have installed).

I've taken a look at the k-headers tree and symlinks, and I think I know
what's wrong, but wanted a 2nd opinion.....

stat'd /usr/src/linux (shows symlink as expected)
File: `linux' -> `kernel-headers-2.6.8-11-amd64-k8-smp'

stat'd /usr/src/linux/include/asm (shows symlink to non-smp, non-k8
kernel tree which is not present)

File: `asm' -> `../../kernel-headers-2.6.8-11/include/asm'

The non-present vanilla kernel tree which is being symlinked to is what
the vmware install script can't read.   Should I have both the k8-smp
kernel headers and the vanilla headers installed, or are the current
kernel-headers faulty??




On Thu, 2005-06-09 at 05:57 -0500, Mark Nipper wrote:
> On 09 Jun 2005, Rupert Heesom wrote:
> > I was running the install script for vmware5, it complained that my
> > kernel was compiled using gcc 3.4 and my current gcc is version 3.3.5.
> 
> 	You might try specifying CC=gcc-3.4 in your environment
> or on the same line as your vmware configure command:
> ---
> CC=gcc-3.4 /usr/local/vmware/bin/vmware-config.pl
> 
> I would imagine either one will work.
>