Re: Oracle, glibc, multiple build environments (was: Re: Server turned to sushi, please fix bash)
On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 07:27:10PM -0400, Jeremy T. Bouse wrote:
> Hmm... that's funny cause I have Oracle 8.0.5.1.0 (Enterprise)
> install'd here on my Potato system with no problems... I did have to get
> the compat RPMs which I just ran through alien to produce DEBs... I've
> even tried the Oracle8i release on Potato but removed it due to the Java
> being so slow and Java being the only way to install it...
What's funny about that? You seem to have repeated what I said, adding
that the libraries, compiler, etc. contained in the RPMs seem to work
correctly under Potato.
I consider having to install an old version of the C library, compiler and
associated utilities a problem, especially if they must be installed from
packages which do not comply with Debian filesystem policy (i.e., the FHS).
The RPMS contain glibc 2.0.7 and egcs 1.0.3, installed in
/usr/i386-glibc20-linux.
Oracle 8i lists glibc2.1 as a requirement, so it should work without
installing any additional libraries. Thanks for the report.
> > [...]
> > Note that Oracle for Linux 8.0.5.0.0 is compiled against glibc2.0 (I believe
> > version 2.0.7, specifically) and will break badly (lots of segfaults) under
> > glibc2.1. There is a 'patch' on their FTP site[1] that basically includes
> > instructions for installing an older 'compat' compiler and libraries under
> > RH6.0 and re-linking the Oracle executables against the old libraries. There
> > is also a page[2] with a step-by-step procedure for installing the 'patch'.
> >
> > I have not even tried to get such a setup working on a Debian system yet. Can
> > anyone offer any advice about setting up a 'compatibility' build environment to
> > make this work? Are the RPMs likely to do the right thing? I know of no plans
> > by Oracle to release a glibc2.1-compatible update in the near future.
> >
> > [1] ftp://ftp.oracle.com/pub/www/otn/linux/
> > [2] http://www.oracle.com/support/products/o8s/linux/html/tips1.html
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- Matt
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