[CFT] emulators/open-vm-tools{,-nox11} update to 10.1.0

[Julian Elischer]

On 20/01/2017 5:59 AM, Steve Wills wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like anyone possible to test an updated version of
> emulators/open-vm-tools{,-nox11}. I have the patch here for those who
> wish to build themselves:

the problem we had with the existing on is that it ended up installing 
vi dependencies, a LOT of added stuff.
Is htere any way to reduce the footprint?
> https://people.freebsd.org/~swills/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-10.1.0.diff
>
> And for those who wish to test using packages, I've built packages with
> the new version and it's deps from the quarterly ports branch here:
>
> https://people.freebsd.org/~swills/open-vm-tools/
>
> with sub-directories for various FreeBSD versions and archs. There's
> also a script which can help you configure the repo so that you can
> install using pkg, here:
>
> https://people.freebsd.org/~swills/open-vm-tools/ovmsetup.sh
>
> Just grab the script, run it, then pkg install the open-vm-tools
> package, or update it if you already have it installed. This is a bit of
> a new testing method for me, so don't be surprised if there are some bumps.
>
> I would be really nice see tests with both various versions of VMWare
> ESXi, particularly ESXi 6.0 and 6.5, and also VMWare desktop products.
> Any help testing would be appreciated. Even just a "worked OK for me" is
> helpful.
>
> One particular note about this version, it no longer includes vmhgfs.
> Instead, there's support for using fuse to share files, though I haven't
> found documentation on that yet.
>
> So, if you can try it out, please do and let me know how it goes.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>