Re: [Q] SCO Oracle 7.3.2 under Linux ?

Ian Parkin (twod_at_roxy.sfo.com) wrote:
:
: Quick progress report. I now have the base Oracle processes running - pmon,
: dbwr, smon, etc.
:
: I am still experiencing a niggling problem upon relinking the RDBMS with PL/SQL:
: /usr/ccs/lib/crt1.0: malformed input file (not rel or archive), which is
: sporadic and prevents a relatively clean install.

Some of the biggest problems in getting SCO Oracle to work on Linux have been related to trying to fake one's way around using SCO binaries.

I'm not sure if everyone's aware of this, but SCO has just announced that they are *giving away* their UNIX system for non-commercial and educational use. They charge about $25 (in the US) to ship a CD to you.

This may not be Ian's problem with Oracle 7.3, but it may solve others' problems -- as long as they're working in a non-commercial environment. (I'm still working on other workarounds.)

(Of course, I'm suggesting here that you might get the SCO binaries necessary for a *LINUX* installation, not that you migrate to SCO!)

Info on the SCO giveaway is at http://www.sco.com.

As always, these views are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle Corporation. Oracle does not officially support running its software on non-standard platforms.

Steve Received on Sat Aug 31 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST