Bug 1964857 - RFE: Build open-vm-tools packages for aarch64
Summary: RFE: Build open-vm-tools packages for aarch64
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: open-vm-tools
Version: rawhide
Hardware: aarch64
OS: Linux
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medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Simone Caronni
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-05-26 08:21 UTC by Alex Haydock
Modified: 2021-06-12 01:19 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: open-vm-tools-11.2.5-9.fc34 open-vm-tools-11.2.5-9.fc33
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Last Closed: 2021-06-12 01:17:22 UTC
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Description Alex Haydock 2021-05-26 08:21:57 UTC
Description of problem:

VMware are currently working on a number of ARM-related projects including VMware ARM Fling, and VMware Fusion for Apple's M1 SoC.

I noticed that the VMware Tools packages such as open-vm-tools and open-vm-tools-desktop are only built for x86_64 in the Fedora repositories and are not available for aarch64.

It would be very useful if future versions of Fedora could ship open-vm-tools built for aarch64, so that Fedora is a first-class choice for users wanting an aarch64 guest OS for use with VMware Fusion on Apple Silicon.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

35/36


How reproducible:

Without this package built for the right architecture, there will be no VMware Guest additions available for aarch64 Fedora guests.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Search for open-vm-tools and related packages in the Fedora aarch64 repository.


Actual results:
The packages are not available for aarch64.


Expected results:
The packages should be available for aarch64.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2021-06-01 11:34:25 UTC
FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 33. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2021-06-01 11:34:29 UTC
FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd has been submitted as an update to Fedora 34. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2021-06-02 01:35:31 UTC
FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995 has been pushed to the Fedora 33 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2021-06-02 01:41:03 UTC
FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd has been pushed to the Fedora 34 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2021-06-03 14:33:19 UTC
FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd has been submitted as an update to Fedora 34. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2021-06-03 14:33:42 UTC
FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 33. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2021-06-04 01:17:44 UTC
FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd has been pushed to the Fedora 34 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2021-06-04 01:47:26 UTC
FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995 has been pushed to the Fedora 33 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2021-06-12 01:17:22 UTC
FEDORA-2021-c8f06d94fd has been pushed to the Fedora 34 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2021-06-12 01:19:31 UTC
FEDORA-2021-ab57a2f995 has been pushed to the Fedora 33 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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