Re: is C compiler a must for oracle UNIX installations ?

> All UNIX OS's come with a rudimentary C compiler and linker, mainly for the
> purpose of rebuilding the kernel. What Oracle needs is the make utility and the
> linker.

Unfortunately, this is not true ... In SCO Open Server (5.x) you NEED to install a C-compiler before Oracle installation, either from SCO (Development) or OpenSource (gcc)

ciao
carlo

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