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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vmware-server + gentoo kernel 2.6.28 - compiling problem
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:05:24
Message-Id: 58965d8a0812301305w3f2cff36he145a5f9322d89b2@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] vmware-server + gentoo kernel 2.6.28 - compiling problem by Pongracz Istvan
1 On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Pongracz Istvan
2 <pongracz.istvan@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > 2008. 12. 30, kedd keltezéssel 21.19-kor Pongracz Istvan ezt írta:
4 >
5 >> This happened, because something wrong with the plugin. When I try to
6 >> start the console, I got this error:
7 >>
8 >> /home/pongi/.mozilla/firefox/mv9y1pdy.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@××××××.com/plugins/bin/vmware-vmrc: symbol lookup error: /home/pongi/.mozilla/firefox/mv9y1pdy.default/extensions/VMwareVMRC@××××××.com/plugins/lib/libvmwareui.so.0/libvmwareui.so.0: undefined symbol: _ZThn12_N4view10FieldEntry17delete_text_vfuncEii
9 >>
10 >> Cool. Nothing in the web, except some guys from the "Vmware Community"
11 >> wrote for similar problems: wait for the next beta.
12 >>
13 >> Ok, what can I do now?
14 >
15 > Dear István,
16 >
17 > do not be stupid and don't panic :)
18 >
19 > Here are the relevant information:
20 > http://blog.discretia.org/?p=12
21 > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235344
22 > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=239325
23 >
24 > So, I had to rebuild libview.
25 > Unfortunately there were a libview ebuild "bug" which caused that I was
26 > not able to compile it.
27 > So, I applied a patch (see above) to that ebuild and 'et viola', finally
28 > I got it working :)
29 >
30 > Dude, I am tired.............. :)
31
32 Congratulations and enjoy your VMware until the next kernel release
33 breaks everything again. :P
34
35 Paul

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Re: [gentoo-user] vmware-server + gentoo kernel 2.6.28 - compiling problem Pongracz Istvan <pongracz.istvan@×××××.com>