[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3523528 ] modules won't compile

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Tracker item #3523528, was opened at 2012-05-04 07:37
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>Status: Closed
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Submitted By: nosebleedkt (nosebleedkt)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: modules won't compile

Initial Comment:
linux:~/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212# ./configure \
--without-icu \ 
--without-dnet \
--without-x\
--without-gtkmm\
--without-gtk2\
--disable-docs\
--disable-unity \
--disable-tests \
--without-pam \
--with-linuxdir=/lib/modules/2.6.35.14/ \
--prefix=/usr \
LIBS="-ltirpc" \
CFLAGS="-Wno-implicit-function-declaration"

Everything OK.

linux:~/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212# make
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212/modules'
make VM_UNAME=2.6.35.14 MV=mv RM=rm      \
   OVT_SOURCE_DIR=/root/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212                 \
   MODULEBUILDDIR=/root/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212/modules/linux        \
    -C "/root/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212/modules/linux/vmsync"
Using standalone build system.
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212/modules/linux/vmsync'
Makefile:163: Makefile.normal: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile.normal'.  Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/open-vm-tools-8.8.2-590212/modules/linux/vmsync'
make[1]: *** [vmsync] Error 2


Why I can't have the modules build? 

/lib/modules/2.6.35.14/ contains linux headers.
Also there is no Makefile.normal under vmsync/. Only Makefile & Makefile.kernel

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Comment By: nosebleedkt (nosebleedkt)
Date: 2012-05-06 23:38

Message:
Hello dtor!
The link did the job. Everything compiles now.
It would be good if you write in the INSTALL file that this link is
required.
Issue closed.

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Comment By: Dmitry Torokhov (dtor)
Date: 2012-05-04 12:59

Message:
Because having sources under /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build is the standard
way of setting up the system.

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Comment By: nosebleedkt (nosebleedkt)
Date: 2012-05-04 12:00

Message:
No, I don't. I will try that on Monday as my stuff are at work.
Btw, why not make the sources compile just under /usr/src/linux ?
Everything is just in there. There is no reason for links and strange
paths...

Thanks for your time.

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Comment By: Dmitry Torokhov (dtor)
Date: 2012-05-04 11:32

Message:
kernel-devel contains full kernel sources.

Do yo have a link similar to:

[dtor@dtor-d630 ~]$ ls -la /lib/modules/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64/build
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 36 May  3 11:52
/lib/modules/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64/build ->
/usr/src/kernels/3.3.4-1.fc16.x86_64


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Comment By: nosebleedkt (nosebleedkt)
Date: 2012-05-04 10:57

Message:
It's an LFS based distribution. 
I have full kernel source under /usr/src/linux-2.6.35.14 and its headers
under /lib/modules/2.6.35.14/
Can you be more specific about that kernel-dev package?

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Comment By: Dmitry Torokhov (dtor)
Date: 2012-05-04 10:11

Message:
You need an equivalent of kernel-devel package (at least that's what it is
called in Fedora/RHEL). What distribution is this?

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