open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build

[Allan Hobbs]

I'm just new to Ubuntu and just installing and upgrading before looking at the system

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
Architecture: i386
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.5.0-37-generic
Date: Sun Aug 4 15:04:16 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-dkms 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Ads20000 (ads20000)]

'Error! Build of vmblock.ko failed for: 3.5.0-37-generic (x86_64)
Consult the make.log in the build directory
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/2011.12.20/build/ for more information.'