Problems in Installing VMware server in FC6

[Joachim Backes]

Jeffrey D. Yuille wrote:
> hello,
> 
>     I am still having problems in installing VMware server in Fedora 
> Core 6.  I just used vmware-any-any-update104, only to come up with the 
> following results:
> 
> 
> [root at jeffrey vmware-any-any-update104]# ./runme.pl
> Updating /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl ... already patched
> Updating /usr/bin/vmware ... No patch needed/available
> Updating /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge ... No patch needed/available
> Updating /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx ... No patch needed/available
> Updating /usr/lib/vmware/bin-debug/vmware-vmx ... No patch needed/available
> VMware modules in "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source" has been updated.
> 
> Before running VMware for the first time after update, you need to 
> configure it
> for your running kernel by invoking the following command:
> "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this script to invoke the 
> command for
> you now? [yes] yes
> 
> Making sure services for VMware Server are stopped.
> 
> Stopping VMware services:
>   Virtual machine monitor                                 [  OK  ]
> 
> Configuring fallback GTK+ 2.4 libraries.
> 
> In which directory do you want to install the mime type icons?
> [/usr/share/icons] /usr/share/icons
> 
> What directory contains your desktop menu entry files? These files have a
> .desktop file extension. [/usr/share/applications] /usr/share/applications
> 
> In which directory do you want to install the application's icon?
> [/usr/share/pixmaps] /usr/share/pixmaps
> 
> Trying to find a suitable vmmon module for your running kernel.
> 
> None of the pre-built vmmon modules for VMware Server is suitable for your
> running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmon 
> module for
> your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? 
> [yes] yes
> 
> Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
> 
> What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your 
> running
> kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build/include] 
> /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build/include
> 
> Extracting the sources of the vmmon module.
> 
> Building the vmmon module.
> 
> Building for VMware Server 1.0.0.
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only'
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD 
> SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686'
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/common/hash.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o
>  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/common/task.o
> gcc: error trying to exec 'cc1plus': execvp: No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only/common/task.o] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686'
> make: *** [vmmon.ko] Error 2
> make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config7/vmmon-only'
> Unable to build the vmmon module.
> 
> For more information on how to troubleshoot module-related problems, please
> visit our Web site at 
> "http://www.vmware.com/download/modules/modules.html" and
> "http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/linux/prebuilt_modules_linux.html". 
> 
> 
> Execution aborted.
> 
> [root at jeffrey vmware-any-any-update104]#
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated to resolve this.

Is your gcc installation incomplete?



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