Re: Oracle 7.1.4 & Solaris 2.4

Charles Wheeler wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> >>>>
> 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
>

Just wanted to post a follow-up. Thanks to all the help I received from fellow Oracle admins, I was able to get version 7.1.4 up and running. What I did was just ignore the error message (as suggested by many people) and we fine. Thanks again for all the help.

Don Lamb
dlamb_at_sps.lane.edu
Springfield Public Schools
Springfield, OR Received on Fri Apr 21 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST