Version 8.04 and VMware 1.0.6

[Owen Townend]

On 23/06/2008, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> Owen Townend wrote:
>  > On 23/06/2008, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
>  > > Rich Renomeron wrote:
>  > >  > Tom wrote:
>  > >  > > I installed VMware version 1.0.6 on mentioned platform and
>  > >  > > received the following error:
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > > /usr/lib/VMware/bin/vmware:
>  > >  > > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_S.SO.1/libgcc_S.SO.1:Version
>  > >  > > 'GCC_3.4' not found (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.SO.2), also,
>  > >  > > same message for version 'GCC_4.2.0'
>  > >  > >
>  > >  > > Anyone have a way around this problem??? Any help appreciated.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Remove libgcc_s.so.1, and all should be well.
>  > >
>  > > No, don't do that - that would render your system unusable because
>  > > many programs need libgcc_s.so.1. Well, you didn't specify the path,
>  > > but on my machine there is only one in /lib.
>  >
>
> > No he's right, remove the library, but specifically, remove vmware's
>  > version of the library:
>  > /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_S.SO.1/libgcc_S.SO.1
>
>
> Maybe removing /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_S.SO.1/libgcc_S.SO.1 is OK, but
>  that isn't the file name I was referring to.

Yeah, that is why I clarified the specific vmware lib: to avoid a
misunderstanding that could result in him removing his system lib
(/lib/libgcc_s.so.1).

> Please note that file names
>  are case sensitive.

Sorry, I copied and pasted from the OP error message.
The actual (case specific) file as on my system was:
'/usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgcc_s.so.1/libgcc_s.so.1'

cheers,
Owen.