Re: Oracle 9.2.0.4 on Gentoo

Thanks Rich. I have a new set of the recent Gentoo release on my desk, and was just wondering if Oracle would install on it.

cool :)

On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 08:44, Jesse, Rich wrote:
> More of an FYI than anything...
>
> Kernel: 2.4.20-gentoo-r7 (from Gentoo 1.4 stage 1 tarball)
> glibc: 2.3.2-r1
>
> 9.2.0.1 from the disks installed with the usual linking problems mentioned
> on various websites (ctx libs, etc.). Since I didn't really care about
> running 9.2.0.1, I ignored the errors. I d/l'd the 9.2.0.4 patch and did
> the usual installer upgrade, then patched to 9.2.0.4 -- without a single
> error or issue!
>
> No kiddin', the damnable thing came through with flying colors, at least on
> the core DB stuff. I've got a DB manually created on the first try,
> configured networking (again, "manual" is the only way to fly), and I'm up
> and running. No glibc flipping, no makefile hacking, no nothing.
>
> I'm almost bold enough to try stripping everything in $OH/bin and blindly
> see if I can gain any significant performance. Hey, I'm only on page 19 of
> Cary's and Jeff's book... :D
>
> Just thought this was interesting enough to merit posting. Perhaps good
> enough for a dev box for some. Hey, Gentoo is already grid-enabled with
> distcc in Portage! :)
>
> Rich
>
> Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator
> rjesse_at_qtiworld.com Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA
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