Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:09:21 +0930 From: Wayne Sierke <ws@au.dyndns.ws> To: freebsd-gnats-submit <freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org> Subject: ports/126099: emulators/open-vm-tools fails to create symbolic link /etc/vmware-tools -> share/vmware-tools Message-ID: <1217428761.4383.40.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> Resent-Message-ID: <200807301500.m6UF03to074350@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 126099
>Category: ports
>Synopsis: emulators/open-vm-tools fails to create symbolic link /etc/vmware-tools -> share/vmware-tools
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Jul 30 15:00:03 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Wayne Sierke
>Release: FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD freebsd7stable-1.vmware 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Fri Jun 20 20:16:55 CST 2008 root@freebsd7stable-1.vmware:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
>Description:
open-vm-tools doesn't link /etc/vmware-tools to the directory where the scripts get installed with the result that certain vmware facilities such as updating the guest system's clock on resume are rendered inoperative.
>How-To-Repeat:
Install emulators/open-vm-tools in a pristine FreeBSD guest VMware environment.
No /etc/vmware-tools entry is created - apparently where the vmware tools expect to find the scripts installed instead in share/vmware-tools/.
Attempting to suspend the vm results in vmware-player issuing error dialogs about being unable to execute scripts.
>Fix:
Take our lead from emulators/vmware-guestd6, however my ports-fu is weak so I recommend these changes be reviewed.
--- Makefile.orig 2008-07-09 01:33:31.000000000 +0930
+++ Makefile 2008-07-23 22:14:02.000000000 +0930
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/scripts/freebsd/poweron-vm-default ${PREFIX}/share/vmware-tools/poweron-vm-default
${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/scripts/freebsd/resume-vm-default ${PREFIX}/share/vmware-tools/resume-vm-default
${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/scripts/freebsd/suspend-vm-default ${PREFIX}/share/vmware-tools/suspend-vm-default
+ ${LN} -sfh ${PREFIX}/share/vmware-tools /etc/vmware-tools
.if !defined(WITHOUT_X11)
${INSTALL} ${WRKSRC}/toolbox/vmware-toolbox ${LOCALBASE}/sbin/vmware-toolbox
${INSTALL} ${WRKSRC}/vmware-user/vmware-user ${LOCALBASE}/sbin/vmware-user
--- pkg-plist.orig 2008-07-09 01:33:48.000000000 +0930
+++ pkg-plist 2008-07-24 03:49:37.000000000 +0930
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@
@unexec if test -f %D/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf; then rm -f %D/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf; fi
@dirrmtry lib/vmware-tools/modules
@dirrmtry lib/vmware-tools
+@cwd /
+etc/vmware-tools
--- pkg-plist-x11.orig 2008-07-09 01:33:48.000000000 +0930
+++ pkg-plist-x11 2008-07-24 03:48:24.000000000 +0930
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@
@unexec if test -f %D/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf; then rm -f %D/share/vmware-tools/tools.conf; fi
@dirrmtry lib/vmware-tools/modules
@dirrmtry lib/vmware-tools
+@cwd /
+etc/vmware-tools
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