Re: Re: Compiling third-party kernel modules for amd64 kernel on Debian/386

[Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>]

Hi,

> Hello,
> 
> try vmware-any-any-update found at http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/

I tried the any-any-update93 to install vmware build 13124, but it still
fails with:

make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.11-9-amd64-k8/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-9-amd64-k8'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/common/task.o
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-ffreestanding" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wdeclaration-after-statement" is valid for C/ObjC but not for C++
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/vmcore/compat.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST
modpost: /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/vmmon.o no symtab?
/bin/sh: line 1: 11235 Aborted                 scripts/mod/modpost -i /usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.11-9-amd64-k8/Module.symvers /tmp/vmware-config6/vmmon-only/vmmon.o
make[2]: *** [__modpost] Error 134


Any hint ?

Thanks,

	Xav

PS: please Cc: me, I'm off-list. Sorry for Cc:ing you, I'm not sure it
would have reached you otherwise.