VMware 7 on opensuse 12.3

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Everything worked ok up to compiling.
I then get a message that compiling failed.
Log message :

HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/3.7.10-1.1-desktop/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc 
GREP=/usr/bin/make IS_GCC_3=no VMCCVER=4.7

 Mar 27 12:03:14.080: app-140105499895552| Failed to compile module vmmon!

So to me this looks like it is looking for GCC3 (not 4.7)
Is there any way around this ?

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On 2013-03-27 11:46, Alastairo wrote:

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> Everything worked ok up to compiling.
> I then get a message that compiling failed.
> Log message :

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> So to me this looks like it is looking for GCC3 (not 4.7)
> Is there any way around this ?

Update vmware.

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Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

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Hi
Closing thread and moving to Virtualization forum.

nntp users please don’t respond until thread moved.

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Hi
Thread moved and re-opened for consumption.

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Alastairo,

You could check out our ramblings on our WebSite at:
SuSE 12.3

-Or- you could take the short cut and check out Larry Finger’s fix. Basically, the ***version.h ***is not in the ‘correct’ location again, or at least NOT where VMware is looking for it. Larry’s fix is a link to the version.h in another location. An extract from our Web Page:

We need to make the little alteration in the source files… this is courtesy of Larry Finger @ Index of /nvidia_patches


  cd /lib/modules/3.7.10-1.1-desktop/build/include/ (*numb in red could be different*)
  ln -s generated/uapi/linux
  'ls linux' should show **version.h**

We are using VMware version 8 -but- we do believe that the ‘fix’ will work for your version 7 also. Give us -or- Larry another holler IF you are still having problems. We really like VMware and want it to succeed in all cases.

Take care and have fun,
Chuck

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Thanks chucktr. I relented and put on vmware workstation 8 using your info. Works fine.