On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:35:18 -0400 William Hopkins <we.hopkins@gmail.com> wrote: > On 07/22/13 at 08:23am, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > > 2013/7/22 emmanuel segura <emi2fast@gmail.com> > > > >> 2013/7/21 William Hopkins <we.hopkins@gmail.com> > > > >>> On 07/21/13 at 04:09pm, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > >>> > In the case of Debian 7.1.0 the vmware tools installed > > > >>> > without any > > > >>> problems. > > > >>> > > > > >>> > Unfortunately, this was not the case with Debian Testing. > > > >>> > the tools installed without any problems, but when the > > > >>> > installer ran /usr/bin/ware/vmware.config.tools.pl there > > > >>> > were errors: > > > >>> > > > > >>> > >Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: > > > >>> > > Switching to guest configuration: [71G done > > > >>> > >/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name > > > >>> > >/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1090: local: ': bad variable name > > > >>> > > Blocking file system: [71Gfailed > > > >>> > >/etc/init.d/vmware-tools: 1187: local: ': bad variable name > > > >>> > > Guest operating system daemon: [71G done > > > >>> > >Unable to start services for VMware Tools > > > >>> > The lines in question are: > > > >>> > > > > >>> > 1090 local run_kver=`get_version_integer` > > > >>> > > > > >>> > and > > > >>> > > > > >>> > 1187 local run_kver=`get_version_integer` > > > >>> > > > >>> Can you provide the vmware.config.tools.pl from your system? > > > >>> Can you `type get_version_integer`? if it's referenced in that > > > >>> script, can you > > > >>> provide it also? Sounds like an unescaped quote in one of > > > >>> these scripts, might > > > >>> have to identify the maintainer and bugreport upstream. > > > >>> > > > >>> Also, didn't you post this recently, with a longer log? Is > > > >>> this the same issue? > > > >>> > > > >> Hello List > > > >> > > > >> Maybe i wrong but i think the error is local > > > >> run_kver=`get_version_integer` the script calls > > > >> get_version_integer like external command, but it's a function > > > >> > > > > Thanks for you reply and suggestion. Unfortunately, diffuse show > > no differences between the two /etc/init.d/vmware-tools files. > > Did I miss it, or have you provided the script I requested? > > Sorry, but I was having problems with my email client and solved them the easy way, I changed the client. Anyway, I did attach the script to my previous email, and have attached it to this message in case the previous message was swallowed by a black hole in the internet. Also, I ran diffuse on this file and the one from my 7.1.0 and there is no difference.
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