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Date:      Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:48:01 +0100
From:      Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
To:        Janine C.Buorditez <johann@broadpark.no>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: RPM with FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20021124174801.595799ee.flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
In-Reply-To: <20021124174515.78103425.johann@broadpark.no>
References:  <20021124174515.78103425.johann@broadpark.no>

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On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:45:15 +0100
Janine C.Buorditez <johann@broadpark.no> wrote:

Hi,

> aegis# rpm -i --ignoreos --root /compat/linux --dbpath /var/lib/rpm
> vmware-workstation-3.2.0-2230.i386.rpm error: failed dependencies:
>         /usr/bin/perl is needed by VMwareWorkstation-3.2.0-2230

VMware 3.x doesn't work on FreeBSD due to lack of suitable kernel
modules. However, 2.x does, and it's even in the ports tree, under the
emulators section.

Cheers,
-- 
        Miguel Mendez - flynn@energyhq.homeip.net
        GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt
        EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk
        Of course it runs NetBSD!

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