VMware tools support FreeBSD _guest_ OS running on VMware Workstation.
Beware, this port is _not_ for FreeBSD _host_ OS.
VMware tools for FreeBSD consist of vmware-toolbox which supports
seamless operation between the Host and the Guest OS, dual-boot
configulation files, and special XFree86 3.x server for Guest OS.
However, we cannot install dual-boot configuration since it requires
to modify /etc files.
This ports will install vmware-toolbox to your computer, and
XFree86 X server if you set XFREE86_VERSION to 3 in /etc/make.conf,
If you already use XFree86 4.1.0 or later, you may use 'vmware'
driver for X server. Vmware-guestd is installed as a separate port,
ports/emulators/vmware-guestd, but this port install guestd automatically.
WWW: http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_features.html
This port is divided into ports/emulators/vmware-tools{2,3}
(already repocopied to these directories, so no histories are lost).
Thanks for using this port, and if you are VMware 3.x user
use ports/emulators/vmware-tools3 instead. VMware 2.x users
also are happy with ports/emulators/vmware-tools2.
We can safely assume that vmware-guestd is already installed while
do-install target is running. So use installed vmware-guestd to detach
VMware Tools CD-ROM (same as ports/emulators/vmware-guestd/Makefile rev 1.3.)
No content change will apply with this commit.
Update for VMware 3.0.0 build 1455. - Extracts tarball from (pseudo) CD-ROM
directly. - RUN_DEPENDS to vmware-guestd which is newly added. - Install
XF86_VMware X server if and only if XFREE86_VERSION=3. - Some cosmetics.
