DKMS make.log for open-vm-tools-10.0.7 for kernel 4.4.0-21-generic (x86_64)
Thursday 5 May  13:40:38 AEST 2016
make: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet'
Using kernel build system.
make -C /lib/modules/4.4.0-21-generic/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR=/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic'
arch/x86/Makefile:133: stack-protector enabled but compiler support broken
Makefile:670: Cannot use CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG: -fstack-protector-strong not supported by compiler
  CC [M]  /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet/vmxnet.o
/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet/vmxnet.c:1:0: error: code model kernel does not support PIC mode
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scripts/Makefile.build:264: recipe for target '/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet/vmxnet.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet/vmxnet.o] Error 1
Makefile:1396: recipe for target '_module_/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic'
Makefile:120: recipe for target 'vmxnet.ko' failed
make: *** [vmxnet.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/10.0.7/build/vmxnet'