On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:05:32 +1200 Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > on the internet. YAY!!! Today it won't run ) - : The configuration > > wants gcc to build the vmmon module, and no isn't an acceptable answer! > > Yes we all know that the vmware modules need to be compiled for your > running kernel, and compiling anything needs a compiler. If you force it > enough, you may find that some vmware modules which strictly speaking > aren't right for your kernel work anyway.
In my experience vmware do offer some precompiled kernel modules for some distros, for the rest you have to compile your own. I would have thought that SuSE *might* be one of those that they precompile for. (Based on SuSE being popular and well defined in terms of kernel versions). vmware provide a perl configuration script. Its a while since I replaced my kernel and therefore a while since I had to run it, but it is named something like vmware-config.pl. As I recall it the script output indicates that it looks for a kernel it recognises and only if it doesn't have a kernel/module match does it require gcc (to compile a new one). If Roger wants a free alternative, he might like to try qemu, others in the group have had a lot of success for running the odd windows program. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
