Re: Oracle 7.1.4 & Solaris 2.4

> Don Lamb <dlamb_at_adm.sps.lane.edu> writes:
> Hello netters...
>
> I'm in the process of installing Oracle 7.1.4 on Solaris 2.4, but I've
> ran into a problem. During the install, Oracle wants to know the
> location of the libXm.a library. The problem is that Solaris 2.4
> ships with version 1.2.3 of the Motif libraries, which are dynamic
> not static. The dynamic library contains files with .so extensions,
> not .a extensions of the static library. What is the solution to this,
> upgrading to a newer version of Oracle ? I've logged a TAR, but alas,
> no call back yet. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Don Lamb
> dlamb_at_sps.lane.edu
> Oracle Administrator
> Springfield Public Schools
>
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We just went throught the same install, and it complained when the libXm.a lib could not be found. This appears to be a leftover from pre-2.4 install scripts.. the error message that is. When it came time to link the products, it did know about the dynamicly linked libs...

   Charles Wheeler
   cwheeler_at_isc901.jsc.nasa.gov
   SAIC Received on Thu Apr 20 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST