Re: VMware

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2009-03-20 21:43 +0100, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

> Trying to install VMware in sid, just to run another OS locally.
> As far as I can see, VMware Server 2, obtainable from
> www.vmware.com/freedownload is what I would need.
>
> Installation was successful.
> But during the configuration new kernel modules are built, and this
> error shows up:
>
>     Your kernel was built with "gcc" version "4.1.3", while you are
>     trying to use "/usr/bin/gcc" version "4.3.3". This configuration is
>     not recommended and VMware Server may crash if you'll continue.
>     Please try to use exactly same compiler as one used for building
>     your kernel. Do you want to go with compiler "/usr/bin/gcc" version
>     "4.3.3" anyway? [no]
>
> If I try to proceed with 'yes' then there are errors like this one:
>
>     *** Inappropriate build environment: you wanted to use gcc version
>     4.3.3 while kernel attempts to use gcc version 4.1.3.
>
> The older gcc 4.1.3 is not available in debian.snapshot.net .

But it is available from the Debian mirrors in the gcc-4.1 package:

,----
| % LANG=C gcc-4.1 --version
| gcc-4.1 (GCC) 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)
| Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
| warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
| 
`----

Please install gcc-4.1 and retry.  If you still have problems, you may
need to set "CC=gcc-4.1" for the vmware modules build.

Sven