Re: Developer 6.0 run-time install is very large

[Quoted] Hi, Daryl,

I think two methods may help you get around, 1. You can do a Network installation, put all files in a File server, like [Quoted] Windows NT,

     then only import Registry to every client computer. This method has [Quoted] been posted

      in this newsgroup before, if you need more info about this method, you [Quoted] can drop me a mail.

     Any way, I think this is the best installation method for Developer [Quoted] 6.0: No space needed,

      (for client), fast, easier to upgrade.  2, I have noticed many file names ( like executables and DLLs) are changed dramatically

[Quoted]        from Developer 2000 2.1 to Developer 6.0, that means if you just want have

[Quoted]        a upgrade, the installation will add new files and new directories, [Quoted] it WON'T override many of the old

       files, this almost doubles your space requirements. My suggestion is [Quoted] like this: Before

       you install Developer 6.0, just delete the whole old $ORACLE_HOME [Quoted] directory, like

       MS-DOS>  deltree orawin95
       after deletion, then you can have a FRESH installation
       and will save lots of space.

    Hope this helps.
   Sean Zhang
  mailto:sean_at_cnfei.com

<dc70_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:7ld9cv$fh5$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> We are currently running Developer 2.1 runtimes on approximately 250+
> machines (and this number will likely grow significantly). My
> organization needs to move to Developer 6.0 for a specfic feature added
> in Developer Reports. Unfortunately, when I choose to install the Forms
> and Reports run-times from the Developer 6.0 CD, the installation adds
> about 130 megabytes to the Oracle_Home (Orawin95)! That is more than
> double the size of the Developer2000/2.1 run-times! Many of the people
> we support don't have an extra 130 megabytes to spare.
>
> Is it possible to significantly pare down the run-time environment from
> what the Oracle Installer dumps onto the machine? If not I'm afraid my
> organization will have to recommend that Oracle be abandoned and
> replaced with another product with a smaller end-user footprint (we
> already have a lot of pressure to go to MS SQL Server, etc).
>
> If it is possible to reduce the size, can someone point me to a paper,
> chart, etc that explains this?
>
> Thanks,
> Daryl
>
>
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Received on Thu Jul 01 1999 - 19:26:05 CEST