Re: Linux install failing

Hi Martin,

It would help if you showed /app/oracle/product/8.1.7/install/make.log, cause the actual error is in that logfile....

Try "unsetting" LANG....

"Martin Gilchrist" <martinpg_at_javamarket.com> wrote in message news:20010922.113651.1960709859.9043_at_localhost.localdomain...
> Hi, I am installing Oracle 8.1.7 into RH 7.1 and, thanks to some help
> from Blair kennedy, was able to get the Installer running. I selected the
> minimum install and it runs smoothly for about two-thirds of the way. I
> now get an error message to the effect that something is failing in
> .../precomp/lib/ins_precomp.mk
>
> Any help would be appreciated! I think that I have done all of the things
> I'm supposed to (installing the 6.2 compatability packages, setting
> LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5, running i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh), but it's
> possible that I missed something.
>
> Thanks, Martin
>
> The log file says:
>
> Starting install link phase of component Oracle Enterprise Manager
Products
> Starting install link phase of component Oracle Product Options
> Starting install link phase of component Oracle8i Enterprise Edition
> Calling action unixActions1.7.1.5.0 make
> installMakePath = /usr/bin/make
> installMakeFileName =

/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/network/lib/ins_net_client.mk
> installTarget = mkldflags
> undoMakeFileName =
> installArguments = ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle/product/8.1.7,
> logFile = /app/oracle/product/8.1.7/install/make.log
> undoTarget =
>
> Calling action unixActions1.7.1.5.0 make
> installMakePath = /usr/bin/make
> installMakeFileName =

/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/network/lib/ins_net_client.mk
> installTarget = client_sharedlib
> undoMakeFileName =
> installArguments = ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle/product/8.1.7,
> logFile = /app/oracle/product/8.1.7/install/make.log
> undoTarget =
>
> Calling action unixActions1.7.1.5.0 make
> installMakePath = /usr/bin/make
> installMakeFileName = /app/oracle/product/8.1.7/precomp/lib/ins_precomp.mk
> installTarget = relink
> undoMakeFileName =
> installArguments = ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle/product/8.1.7,EXENAME=ott,
> logFile = /app/oracle/product/8.1.7/install/make.log
> undoTarget =
>
> Exception thrown from action: make
> Exception Name: MakefileException
> Exception String: Error in invoking target relink of makefile
/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/precomp/lib/ins_precomp.mk
> Exception Severity: 1
> Exception thrown from action: make
> Exception Name: MakefileException
> Exception String: Error in invoking target relink of makefile
/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/precomp/lib/ins_precomp.mk
> Exception Severity: 1
> *** Cancel Dialog: ***
> User selected: Stop installation of all products.
Received on Sat Sep 22 2001 - 14:07:34 CDT