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Re: $ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus file is empty

From: Larry Ramm <larry.ramm_at_senecac.on.ca>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 11:24:04 -0500
Message-ID: <3BE17724.162AA8B8_at_senecac.on.ca> 







Is make installed:



Do a which make.



Should be in :



/usr/ccs/bin




if not install..





copee wrote:



> I have tried installing Oracle 8.1.6 on x86 Solaris 8 but have had

> about 20 errors each time and were all in the form: "Error in invoking

> [A] of makefile $ORACLE_HOME/[B] mk" where [A] = domerge, ntcontab.o,

> nngfgt.o, install - just to name a few and [B]= install/ut/libmerge,

> network/lib/ins_net_client, sqlplus/lib/ins_sql - also to name a few.

>

> I ignored all errors because didn't know how to fix them and the

> installation went to a successful completion according to the

> runInstaller wizard.  However, I later found out that most of the

> executables under the $ORACLE_HOME/bin directory had empty files. An

> example is $ORACLE_HOME/bin/sqlplus. Running the sqlplus command

> simply takes one to another UNIX prompt instead of SQL> so I went

> looking, only to find that the sqlplus file was empty just like quite

> a number of them.

>

> I have tried the installation a number of times following the

> instructions on the installation manual carefully but have had no

> success.

>

> Is there any guru out there who could explain what I'm doing wrong and

> point me in the right direction?

>

> Thanks.



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