Re: Yet another Installation problem

In article <20nu5iINNb9b_at_gap.caltech.edu> anne_at_cco.caltech.edu (Anneliese Lilje) writes:
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>Well, we got past our previous error. THe files generating the code for
>osntab.s and some others had a syntax error in them (I can't see
>how ORACLE could have sent out CD-ROMS with an installation program
>that has a SYNTAX error.....
>
>Well, the install program now goes beyond that point...but now bombs on
>an ld command with the following info. Again *sigh* tech support has
>been of no help....
>
>Any suggestions???
>
>
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>(make -f oracle.mk ORACLE_HOME=/opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12 ioracle)
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>/opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/bin/genksms > ksms.s
>as -P -o ksms.o ksms.s
>chmod 644 /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib/libknl.a
>ar r /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib/libknl.a ksms.o
>as -P config.s
>mv -f config.o /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib
>ld -dy /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/rdbms/lib/crti.o /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/rdbms/lib/crt1.o -o oracle -L/opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib opimai.o /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib/osntab.o -lsqlnet /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib/config.o -lora -lknlopt -lpls -lknl /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/lib/libsqlnet.a -lora -lknlopt -lpls -lknl -lcore -lsocket -lnsl -lm -ldl -laio -Y P,/usr/ucblib/lib:/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/lib -Qy -lc /opt/misc/oracle/product/7.0.12/rdbms/lib/crtn.o

Note to all Solaris 2.1 users. If you install the Berkely Compatablity Package then make sure that you do not have /usr/ucb before /bin and /usr/bin in $PATH or else the installation will pick up /usr/ucb/echo and /usr/ucb/ld and probably a few others!
This has caused the above problem as you can see the ucb reference when linking .
I reported this problem to Oracle Support in Australia about a month ago (after scratching my head for quite a while). Its a pity that Oracle does not use a forum such as this to deliver potential problems that new may arise. I wonder how many hours around the world are wasted on problems like this one. Maybe we could bill Oracle for our wasted time :-)

Shane Hocking

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