首先使用 stefantalpalaru 的
gentoo-overlay/app-emulation/ 安裝 vmware-workstation-15.0.2.10952284-r2。USE flag 主要為 "server -bundled-libs"。
產生憑證
要產生憑證，參考
Create Self-Signed Certificates
建立 openssl.cnf
[req]
default_bits = 2048
default_keyfile = rui.key
distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
#Don't encrypt the key
encrypt_key = no
prompt = no
string_mask = nombstr
[ req_distinguished_name ]
countryName = US
stateOrProvinceName = California
localityName = Palo Alto
0.organizationName = VMware, Inc.
emailAddress = ssl-certificates@vmware.com
commonName = localhost.localdomain
然後執行指令
openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -keyout rui.key -out rui.crt -days 3650 -config openssl.cnf
再將 rui.crt 和 rui.key 複製到 /etc/vmware/ssl/ 的目錄下。
其實在 trace 安裝的程式檔後，發現不用這麼麻煩，在安裝的 /etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server 中，即有檢查和產生憑證的指令
# Check if certificates exist. If not, we need to generate them, ala sshd.
if [ ! -e /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.key -o ! -e /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt ]; then
checkpath -d -m 0600 /etc/vmware/ssl
openssl req -x509 -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.key -out /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt -config /etc/vmware/ssl/hostd.ssl.config
checkpath -f -m 0600 /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.key /etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt
fi
程建立 service
參考 /etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server，建立 /lib/systemd/system/vmware-workstation-server.service
[Unit]
Description=VMware Workstation Server
Wants=vmware-authentication.service
Wants=vmware.target
[Service]
Type=simple
PIDFile=/var/run/vmware/vmware-hostd.PID
#ExecStartPre=/opt/vmware/sbin/vmware-authdlauncher
ExecStart=/opt/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd -a -d /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
在 terminal 中，以 root 的身分執行 vmware，會出現下列錯誤
/opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/configure-hostd.sh: line 15: rc-service: command not found
rc-service 的指令，那是 OpenRC 的指令，查詢 service 的 status。後來在 CentOS 7 安裝，參考安裝後的程式，確認其功能，若是啟動則傳回 on，否則為 off。
修改 /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/configure-hostd.sh，把 rc-service 的指令改成 systemctl。
#!/bin/bash
action="$1"
case $action in
add)
#rc-update -q add vmware-workstation-server default
#rc-service vmware-workstation-server start
systemctl -q enable vmware-workstation-server
systemctl -q start vmware-workstation-server
;;
remove)
#rc-update -q del vmware-workstation-server default
#rc-service vmware-workstation-server stop
systemctl -q disable vmware-workstation-server
systemctl -q stop vmware-workstation-server
;;
status)
# rc-service -q vmware-workstation-server status
systemctl -q is-active vmware-workstation-server && echo on || echo off
;;
*)
exit 1
;;
esac
另外，可能出現下列錯誤，設定環境變數 export VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force，可解決問題
/opt/vmware/lib/vmware/lib/libstdc++.so.6/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by /usr/lib64/libproxy.so.1)
Failed to load module: /usr/lib/gio/modules/libgiolibproxy.so
後來，將 app-emulation/vmware-workstation 的 use flag 的 bundled-libs 拿掉，就不再出現上述錯誤。
在 /opt/vmware/bin 少了 vmware-vim-cmd，自行解壓 VM*.bundle，然後從 vmware-workstation-server 下 copy 過來。執行後，出現下列錯誤。
$ vmware-vim-cmd
filename: /lib/modules/4.14.83-gentoo/misc/vmmon.ko
supported: external
license: GPL v2
description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author: VMware, Inc.
depends:
retpoline: Y
name: vmmon
vermagic: 4.14.83-gentoo SMP mod_unload
[AppLoader] Cannot get library dependencies. (4c)
[AppLoader] Fallback to use all shipped libraries.
[AppLoader] Cannot get library dependencies. (4c)
[AppLoader] Fallback to use all shipped libraries.
[AppLoader] Fail to launch with shipped libraries.
Fail to load executable. Exiting.
錯誤資訊在 /tmp/vmware-ajax 下，內容如下
$ cat vmware-apploader-9054.log
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Log for appLoader pid=9054 version=15.0.2 build=build-10952284 option=Release
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: The process is 64-bit.
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Host is Linux 4.14.83-gentoo Gentoo Base System release 2.6
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| W115: Unable to get output of command "/usr/bin/lsb_release -sd 2>/dev/null"
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Invocation: "/opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd"
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Calling: "/opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd"
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: VMDEVEL not set.
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Using configuration file: /etc/vmware/config
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Use library directory: /opt/vmware/lib/vmware
2019-01-28T11:04:53.416+08:00| appLoader| I125: Setup root library: /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| I125: Try libraries from cached path.
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| E110: ldd(1) failed with errno 24: Too many open files (3,-1)
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| E110: ldd(1) failed with errno 24: Too many open files (4,-1)
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| I120: Fallback to use all shipped libraries.
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| E110: Fail to launch with shipped libraries.
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| W115: Unable to load dependencies for /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd
2019-01-28T11:04:53.417+08:00| appLoader| W115: Unable to execute /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd
上述 log 有兩個錯誤，第一個是缺少 lsb-release 指令，只要 emerge -av sys-apps/lsb-release 安裝即可。
另外一個是是
SSetup root library: /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd
與 CentOS 下正常運作的結果比較，應該是
Setup root library: /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-vim-cmd.so/libvmware-vim-cmd.so
而 libvmware-vim-cmd.so 是一個指到 libvmware-hostd.so 的 link
# ls -l /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-vim-cmd.so/libvmware-vim-cmd.so
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 57 1月 27 15:21 /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-vim-cmd.so/libvmware-vim-cmd.so -> /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-hostd.so/libvmware-hostd.so
其實，/opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin 下的執行檔，大多是指到 appLoader 的symbolic link，如 vmware，vmware-hostd 等。然而，像執行 /opt/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd 時，都可以正確的Setup root library，唯獨 vmware-vim-cmd 不行，真是詭異。
最後確認，只要建立正確的 symbolic link 即可。只是在嘗試的過程中，建立的 link 是錯的，就一直失敗。
# ln -sf /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/lib/libvmware-hostd.so/libvmware-hostd.so libvmware-vim-cmd.so/libvmware-vim-cmd.so
後來發現很早以前，自己就曾整理過相關資料了，
Enable Vmware Workstation Server。
systemctl stop vmware-workstation-server.target 時，自動開機的 VM 會自動關閉。不過VM 必須安裝 vmware tool。
# systemctl status vmware-hostd.service
vmware-hostd.service - VMware Workstation Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/vmware-hostd.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: deactivating (stop) since Tue 2019-01-29 12:51:41 CST; 18s ago
Process: 30743 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/check-certificates.sh (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 30774 (vmware-hostd); Control PID: 31034 (sh)
Tasks: 37 (limit: 4915)
Memory: 3.0G
CGroup: /system.slice/vmware-hostd.service
├─30774 /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd -a /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml
├─30837 /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx -s sched.group= -# product=1;name=VMware Workstation;version=15.0.2;buildnumber=10>
├─31034 /bin/sh /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/shutdown-autostart-vm.sh
└─31052 /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd -U root hostsvc/autostartmanager/autostop
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: filename: /lib/modules/4.14.83-gentoo/misc/vmmon.ko
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: supported: external
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: license: GPL v2
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: description: VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: author: VMware, Inc.
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: depends:
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: retpoline: Y
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: name: vmmon
1月 29 12:51:41 aj-i7 sh[31034]: vermagic: 4.14.83-gentoo SMP mod_unload
1月 29 12:51:42 aj-i7 /opt/vmware/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd[30774]: Accepted password for user root from ::1
安裝完之後，/etc/vmware/netmap.conf 有網路的設定，不然 VM 會沒網路
# This file is automatically generated.
# Hand-editing this file is not recommended.
network0.name = "Bridged"
network0.device = "vmnet0"
network1.name = "HostOnly"
network1.device = "vmnet1"
network2.name = "NAT"
network2.device = "vmnet8"
還有要執行
emerge --config app-emulation/vmware-workstation
但很奇怪，執行之後，netmap.conf 的內容會不見
