workaround for vmware-patches from arch git repository to work with debian.

arch2debian-vmware-patches

#!/bin/bash
#
# workaround for vmware-patches from arch git repository to work with debian.
# fixes by ukos-git
# License GPL
#
# arch git source (License GPL)
# https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vmware-patch/
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vmware
#
# debian compatibility script for arch vmware patches

sourcedir=$(mktemp -d)
#sourcedir="/home/matthias/virtual-guests/install/git-vmware-patches"

if [ ! -e "$sourcedir" ]; then
    echo "directory not found. please edit script"
    exit 1
fi

if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
  then echo "Please install as root"
  exit 1
fi

install_dependencies() {
    apt-get -y install git
    cat > /usr/local/bin/vercmp <<'EOF'
#/bin/bash
#
# quick substitute for arch's vercmp
# https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/src/util/vercmp.c
#        "Usage: vercmp <ver1> <ver2>\n\n"
#        "Output values:\n"
#        "  < 0 : if ver1 < ver2\n"
#        "    0 : if ver1 == ver2\n"
#        "  > 0 : if ver1 > ver2\n");

if dpkg --compare-versions $1 eq $2; then
    echo 0
    exit 0
fi
if dpkg --compare-versions $1 gt $2 ; then
    echo 1
    exit 0
fi
if dpkg --compare-versions $1 le $2 ; then
    echo -1
    exit 0
fi
exit 1
EOF

    clone_gitrepo
}

clone_gitrepo() {
    if [ ! -e "$sourcedir" ]; then
        git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/vmware-patch.git "$sourcedir"
    fi
}

install_vmwarepatch() {
    # Patch scripts
    sed \
        -e 's/cat\ \/usr\/lib\/modules\/extramodules-\*\/version/uname\ -r/g'\
        -e 's/\/usr\/lib\/modules/\/lib\/modules/g' \
        "$sourcedir/vmware-patch.sh" | tee /usr/bin/vmware-patch > /dev/null
    sed -e 's/\/usr\/lib\/modules/\/lib\/modules/g' "$sourcedir/vmware-unpatch.sh" | tee /usr/bin/vmware-unpatch > /dev/null
    chmod a+x /usr/bin/vmware-patch /usr/bin/vmware-unpatch

    # Common functions
    mkdir -p /usr/share/vmware-patch
    sed -e 's/\/usr\/lib\/modules/\/lib\/modules/g' "$sourcedir/common-functions.sh" | tee /usr/share/vmware-patch/common-functions.sh > /dev/null

    # Patches
    mkdir -p /usr/lib/vmware/modules/patches/
    for patch in "$sourcedir/*.patch"; do
        cp -f $patch /usr/lib/vmware/modules/patches/
    done
}

install_dependencies
install_vmwarepatch