open-vm-tools-dkms 2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel module failed to build [error: incompatible types when assigning to type ‘kgid_t’ from type ‘int’]
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Robert C Jennings |
Bug Description
What it says on the tin. Probably needs patches for 3.12
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: open-vm-tools-dkms 2013.09.
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-4-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.12.0-4-generic
Date: Sun Nov 24 16:41:17 2013
DuplicateSignature: dkms:open-
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (252 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130214)
PackageArchitec
PackageVersion: 2013.09.
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: open-vm-tools-dkms 2013.09.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-23 (2 days ago)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
summary: |
open-vm-tools-dkms 2013.09.16-1328054-0ubuntu2: open-vm-tools kernel - module failed to build + module failed to build [error: incompatible types when assigning to type + ‘kgid_t’ from type ‘int’] |
tags: | added: patch |
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
also installed vmware's official player, so this might conflict