Re: Applying Oracle patch set

Scott wrote:
>
> Dear group,
>
> Before creating my database on a Solaris 2.6 + Oracle 8.1.6.2.0, i
> applied patch set 8.1.6.2.1.
>
> During the linking process of the patch application I got some errors.
> Something that looks like : "Error in invoking target install of
> Makefile
> /u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/sqlplus/lib/ins_sqlplus.mk".
>
> Was it something serious ?
>
> Still i created my database which seems to work fine.
>
> Should i apply the latest 8.1.6.3.0 Oracle patch set to correct the
> errors encountered when applying the previous patch set ? I guess i
> should perform the installation with the database shut down ?
>
> Any advice is very appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Scott

That is basicall the sqlplus executable which you could probably say wasn't vital to a database running ok - but you may want to re-issue the link yourself .. (ensuring that /usr/ccs/bin is on your path)

hth
connor

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