We are playing with the new Novell LInux Desktop here. But we cannot get VMWare to install in the system. I go into /usr/src/linux then I run 'make cloneconfig' then I run 'make prepare' and then I run the vmware-config.pl . This is the error output i get:



Making sure VMware Workstation's services are stopped.

Stopping VMware services:
Virtual machine monitor done

grep: /proc/ksyms: No such file or directory
grep: /proc/ksyms: No such file or directory
grep: /proc/ksyms: No such file or directory
Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.

None of VMware Workstation's pre-built vmmon modules is suitable for your
running kernel. Do you want this script to try to build the vmmon module for
your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? [yes]

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

Argument "gcc (GCC) 3" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl line 1493, <STDIN> line 1.
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your runningkernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]

Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.

Building the vmmon module.

/bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux) Copyright (C) 2003 Fr ee 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. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi'
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux) Copyright (C) 2003 Fr ee 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. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi'
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/bin/sh: -c: line 1: `if echo gcc (GCC) 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux) Copyright (C) 2003 Fr ee 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. | grep -q '^3\.0'; then echo yes; else echo no; fi'
make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.5-7.111-default'
`-m486' is deprecated. Use `-march=i486' or `-mcpu=i486' instead.
cc1: warning: -malign-loops is obsolete, use -falign-loops
cc1: warning: -malign-jumps is obsolete, use -falign-jumps
cc1: warning: -malign-functions is obsolete, use -falign-functions
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/irq.h:20,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:11,
from ../linux/driver.c:44:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/irq.h:16:25: irq_vectors.h: No such file or directorymake[2]: *** [driver.d] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only/driver-2.6.5-7.111-default'
make[1]: *** [deps] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
make: *** [auto-build] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config3/vmmon-only'
Unable to build the vmmon module.



Execution aborted.




Does anyone have any suggestions? I know this is new software, but Novell sure trumped up VMWare at their latest demo of the Novell LInux Desktop....

Thanks

I was able to reinstall the rpm and fix it. I went into /usr/src/linux-xxxx(version). I then ran 'make cloneconfig' . AFter that i ran 'make prepare'. After that I ram the vmware-config.pl . And everything works just fine now...