None of the pre-built vmmemctl modules for VMware Tools is suitable for your 
running kernel.  Do you want this program to try to build the vmmemctl module 
for your system (you need to have a C compiler installed on your system)? 
[yes] 

Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.

What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/lib/modules/2.6.24-1-amd64/build/include] /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-amd64/include

Extracting the sources of the vmmemctl module.

Building the vmmemctl module.

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only'
make -C /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-amd64/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-amd64'
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/backdoorGcc64.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/os.o
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/os.c:51:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/compat_wait.h:55:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/compat_wait.h:61:5: warning: "VMW_HAVE_EPOLL" is not defined
In file included from /tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/os.c:51:
/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/compat_wait.h:78: error: conflicting types for ‘poll_initwait’
include/linux/poll.h:65: error: previous declaration of ‘poll_initwait’ was here
make[2]: *** [/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only/os.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-1-amd64'
make: *** [vmmemctl.ko] Error 2
make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-config0/vmmemctl-only'
Unable to build the vmmemctl module.