R: Relinking Error on SuSE Linux 6.1 Oracle 8.0.5

From: Carlo Sirna <REMOVETHIScarlo.sirna_at_digisoft.it>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:15:07 +0200
Message-ID: <7kaamq$5df$1@nslave1.tin.it>

Michael Ollek <michaelollek_at_swol.de> wrote in message 3764F570.9CBCBA38_at_swol.de...
>
> Trying a default database installation under SuSE Linux 6.1 and
> Oracle 8.0.5 and a Relinking Error occurs.
>
> Result: Relinking Error. The executables for Oracle8 Standard (RDBMS)
> were not made successfully. Please check the log file (/u01/app/oracle/
> product/8.0.5/orainst/install.log) and repeat the installation procedure
> for Oracle8 Standard (RDBMS).
>
> Does anyone knows under which circumstances these problems occurs?
> How can this be fixed? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Oracle uses undocumented functions of the old glibc library. there are 2 possible solutions:

use statically linked binaries: the ones on the cd (bin directory)
get the official patch from the download area of http://technet.oracle.com

In both cases you have to :
1) first to make a custom installation choosing the option "Do NOT CREATE DB OBJECTS". this will only set up the system but will not try to execute any binary.
2) apply the patch or copy the statically linked binaries from /mnt/cdrom/bin to $ORACLE_HOME/<werever is it located>/bin 3) run again the installation program choosing the option "create/upgrade db objects"

that's it Received on Thu Jun 17 1999 - 03:15:07 CDT