Re: Q: Installation fails on Linux

You have to use glibc6 2.07 or higher.

Look at Suse web server for a document which describes how to compile glibc6 programs with a compiler that itself is just libc5.

Marcus

Vajra Yoo wrote:

> I'm trying to install Oracle 8.0.5 for Linux.
>
> I installed Slackware-3.6 and upgraded kernel to 2.0.36.
>
> I downloaded 805ship.tgz file from ftp.oracle.com and unpacked it on
> /home/ftp/pub/ora805.
>
> I read Oracle's document called 'detailed installation instructions'(?)
> and followed the steps. - oracle web server has *.htm problem. *.html is
> ok, but *.htm files never recognized as HTML document by Mozilla.
> doesn't Oracle even know this? why those instructions have .htm
> extension instead of .html?
> I've tried various options for installation but the result was always
> fail.
>
> I got these messages during 'relink process'.
>
> ### Quote Begin ###
>
> TNS listener executables were not relinked. Check the log file.
>
> ...
>
> Linking error. Oracle Names executables were not made. Check the log
> file.
>
> ...
>
> *** following message was titled <OS/Error>
> chmod 755 /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/bin
> - Linking wrap
> cc -L/usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/ -o wrap
> /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/plsql/lib/s0plsw.o -lpsa
> -lplsf -lplsb -lpsd \
> -lextp /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/nautab.o
> /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/naeet.o
> /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/naect.o
> /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/naedhs.o `cat
> /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/naldflgs` -lnetv2 -lnttcp
> -lnetwork -lncr -lnetv2 -lnttcp -lnetwork -lclient -lvsn -lcommon
> -lgeneric -lmm -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4 -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4 -lnlsrtl3 -lnetv2
> -lnttcp -lnetwork -lncr -lnetv2 -lnttcp -lnetwork -lclient -lvsn
> -lcommon -lgeneric -lepc -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4 -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4 -lnlsrtl3
> -lclient -lvsn -lcommon -lgeneric -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4 -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4
> -lnlsrtl3 `cat
> /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/sysliblist` -ldl -lm
> -lncr -lclient -lncr \
> -lclient /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/rdbms/lib/kpudfo.o
> -lmm -lepc \
> -lplsf -lplsb -lgeneric -lcommon -lslax \
> -lcore4 -lpsa -lcore4 \
> -lnlsrtl3 -lcore4 -licd -ldbicx \
> `cat /usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle/product/8.0.5/lib/sysliblist` -ldl
> -lm
> /usr/i486-linux/bin/ld: cannot open -lnsl: No such file or directory
> make: *** [wrap] Error 1
>
> ### Quote End ###
>
> Here goes my problems.
>
> I don't get why failed on TNS listener and Oracle Names executables.
> I didn't find libnsl.*. It was not in $ORACLE_HOME/lib nor in the
> source directory.
> I don't understand why there's so much duplicated terms in make options.
>
> Pls, someone give some light on my way!
>
> I attatched .bash_profile, but installation log files are too big.
> So I'll post gzipped tar file of that on alt.binaries group with same
> subject.
>
> Sorry about cross-posting and poor english.
>
> --
> J. H. "Vajra" Yoo
> vajra_at_knkline.com
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # Setting up various environment variables
> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:.:/usr/openwin/bin
> PAGER=/usr/bin/less
> EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi
> MOZILLA_HOME=/usr/local/netscape
> export PATH PAGER EDITOR MOZILLA_HOME
>
> # Setting umask value
> umask 022
>
> # Setting up Oracle related environment variables
> ORACLE_BASE=/usr/local/Oracle/app/oracle
> ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/8.0.5
> ORACLE_SID=Ora8
> ORACLE_TERM=linux
> export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID ORACLE_TERM
>
> PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib:/usr/lib:$ORACLE_HOME/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/local/lib
> LD_AOUT_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/ix86-linuxaout/lib
> export PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_AOUT_LIBRARY_PATH
>
> # Run .bashrc
> source ~/.bashrc

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