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[PATCH 0/2] gnu: Add VMware open-vm-tools.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#66047: closed (Re: [bug#66047] [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add VMware
 open-vm-tools.)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:58:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#66047: [PATCH 0/2] gnu: Add VMware open-vm-tools.

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

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From: Andrew Tropin <andrew <at> trop.in>
To: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>, 66047-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#66047] [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add VMware open-vm-tools.
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:56:25 +0400

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On 2023-09-17 12:06, Sharlatan Hellseher wrote:

> * gnu/packages/virtualization.scm (vmware-open-vm-tools,
> vmware-open-vm-tools-gtk): New variables.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/virtualization.scm | 154 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 154 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
> index f5bdedd45e..04ed253e8a 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
> @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
>  ;;; Copyright © 2022 Zhu Zihao <all_but_last <at> 163.com>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2023 Juliana Sims <juli <at> incana.org>
>  ;;; Copyright © 2023 Ahmad Draidi <a.r.draidi <at> redscript.org>
> +;;; Copyright © 2023 Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>
>  ;;;
>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
>  ;;;
> @@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages virtualization)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages containers)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages cross-base)
> +  #:use-module (gnu packages crypto)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages cryptsetup)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages curl)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages cyrus-sasl)
> @@ -1722,6 +1724,158 @@ (define-public virt-manager
>  domains, their live performance and resource utilization statistics.")
>      (license license:gpl2+)))
>  
> +(define-public vmware-open-vm-tools
> +  (package
> +    (name "vmware-open-vm-tools")
> +    (version "12.3.0")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method git-fetch)
> +       (uri (git-reference
> +             (url "https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools")
> +             (commit (string-append "stable-" version))))
> +       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
> +       (sha256
> +        (base32 "1hbimhady0v1kd45azknl1lgzgldhgdjd7bj540rn3y4cai5cnk1"))))
> +    (build-system gnu-build-system)
> +    (arguments
> +     (list
> +      #:configure-flags
> +      #~(list "--with-fuse=fuse3"
> +              "--without-kernel-modules"
> +              "--without-x"
> +              (string-append
> +               "--with-udev-rules-dir=" #$output "/lib/udev/rules.d"))
> +      ;; TODO: Add iproute2 dbus which commands wrap.
> +      #:phases
> +      #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
> +          (add-after 'unpack 'chdir
> +            (lambda _
> +              (chdir "open-vm-tools")))
> +          (replace 'bootstrap
> +            (lambda _
> +              (system* "autoreconf" "-if")))
> +          (add-after 'bootstrap 'patch-paths
> +            (lambda _
> +              (substitute* "Makefile.am"
> +                (("/etc/vmware-tools/")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/etc/vmware-tools/")))
> +              (substitute* "scripts/Makefile.am"
> +                (("/etc/vmware-tools")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/etc/vmware-tools"))
> +                (("/usr/bin")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/bin")))
> +              (substitute* "services/vmtoolsd/Makefile.am"
> +                (("/etc/vmware-tools")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/etc/vmware-tools"))
> +                (("\\$\\(PAM_PREFIX\\)")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/$(PAM_PREFIX)")))
> +              (substitute* "vgauth/service/Makefile.am"
> +                (("/etc/vmware-tools/vgauth/schemas")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/etc/vmware-tools/vgauth/schemas"))
> +                (("etc/vmware-tools/vgauth.conf")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/etc/vmware-tools/vgauth.conf")))
> +              (substitute* "vmhgfs-fuse/config.c"
> +                (("/bin/fusermount3")
> +                 (string-append
> +                  #$(this-package-input "fuse") "/bin/fusermount3")))
> +              ;; XXX: This part might need more testing with shutdown and halt
> +              ;; commands provided by Shepherd.
> +              (substitute* "lib/system/systemLinux.c"
> +                (("/sbin/shutdown")
> +                 (string-append
> +                  #$(this-package-input "shepherd") "/sbin/shutdown"))
> +                (("/bin/reboot")
> +                 (string-append
> +                  #$(this-package-input "shepherd") "/sbin/reboot")))
> +              (substitute* "services/plugins/vix/foundryToolsDaemon.c"
> +                (("/bin/mount")
> +                 (string-append
> +                  #$(this-package-input "util-linux") "/bin/mount"))
> +                (("/usr/bin/vmhgfs-fuse")
> +                 (string-append #$output "/bin/vmhgfs-fuse"))))))))
> +    (native-inputs
> +     (list `(,glib "bin")               ; for glib-genmarshal
> +           autoconf
> +           automake
> +           libltdl
> +           libtool
> +           pkg-config))
> +    (inputs
> +     (list eudev
> +           fuse
> +           glib
> +           xmlsec
> +           libmspack
> +           ;; libdnet ; Not packed
> +           libtirpc
> +           libxcrypt
> +           libxml2
> +           linux-pam
> +           openssl
> +           procps
> +           rpcsvc-proto
> +           shepherd     ;for 'halt' and 'reboot', invoked from VMWare host.
> +           util-linux
> +           xmlsec))
> +    (home-page "https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools")
> +    (synopsis "Tools for VMWare guest VM to enhance host-guest integration")
> +    (description
> +     "@code{open-vm-tools} is a set of services and modules that enable several
> +features in VMware products for better management of, and seamless user
> +interactions with, guests.  It includes kernel modules for enhancing the
> +performance of virtual machines running Linux or other VMware supported Unix
> +like guest operating systems.

The package built without kernel modules, so I remove this sentence from
description.

> +
> +@code{open-vm-tools} enables the following features in VMware products:
> +
> +@itemize
> +@item The ability to perform virtual machine power operations gracefully.
> +@item Execution of VMware provided or user configured scripts in guests during
> +various power operations.
> +@item The ability to run programs, commands and file system operation in guests
> +to enhance guest automation.
> +@item Authentication for guest operations.
> +@item Periodic collection of network, disk, and memory usage information from
> +the guest.
> +@item Generation of heartbeat from guests to hosts so VMware's HA solution can
> +determine guests' availability.
> +@item Clock synchronization between guests and hosts or client desktops.
> +@item Quiescing guest file systems to allow hosts to capture
> +file-system-consistent guest snapshots.
> +@item Execution of pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts while quiescing guest file
> +systems.
> +@item The ability to customize guest operating systems immediately after
> +powering on virtual machines.
> +@item Enabling shared folders between host and guest file systems on VMware
> +Workstation and VMware Fusion.
> +@item Copying and pasting text, graphics, and files between guests and hosts or
> +client desktops.
> +@end itemize")
> +    (license license:gpl2)))
> +
> +(define-public vmware-open-vm-tools-gtk
> +  (package/inherit vmware-open-vm-tools
> +    (name "vmware-open-vm-tools-gtk")
> +    (inputs
> +     (modify-inputs (package-inputs vmware-open-vm-tools)
> +       (prepend gdk-pixbuf-xlib
> +                gtk+
> +                gtkmm-3
> +                libdrm
> +                libx11
> +                libxext
> +                libxi
> +                libxinerama
> +                libxrandr
> +                libxrender
> +                libxtst)))
> +    (arguments
> +     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments vmware-open-vm-tools)
> +       ((#:configure-flags flags)
> +        #~(delete "--without-x" #$flags))))
> +    (description "This package provides a GTK+ support for @code{open-vm-tools}.")))
> +
>  (define-public criu
>    (package
>      (name "criu")

Thank you very much for the patches!  Applied, pushed.

-- 
Best regards,
Andrew Tropin

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From: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/2] gnu: Add VMware open-vm-tools.
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:05:32 +0100

Hi Guix!

The first buildable version for VMware open-vm-tools guest machine running on
top of VMware host. The functionality is similar to qemu-guest-agent and
helps to interact with a guest vm from the host.

I've built it just on x86_64-linux, support for other architecture and OSes
might need more work. Also as this software intends to be a daemon running on
guest - Guix service needs to be added in the future.

Unfortunately, I've got no VMware instance right now to test it operationally,
please report if the strict testing is required.

Thanks,
Oleg

Sharlatan Hellseher (2):
  gnu: Add VMware open-vm-tools.
  gnu: Sort use-module in (gnu packages virtualization) alphabetically.

 gnu/packages/virtualization.scm | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 159 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)


base-commit: 9b78699744b0c4c8af28820cc4f0d59b9d317ead
-- 
2.41.0

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