Re: Linux on Sparcstation + Oracle 8.1.7 client

On 2003-04-09 10:34, Telemachus <telemachus_at_ulysseswillreturn.net> wrote:
> "Sascha Ragtschaa" <ragtschaa_at_pepper-technologies.de> wrote in message
> news:b70rds$2cqf$1_at_news.space.net...
>> I need to install the Oracle 8.1.7 client on my Suse Linux Sparc,
>> running on a Sparcstation, to connect to a NT Oracle DB. Which
>> software do I need to download on oracle technet. I am confused, what
>> to use - usually I have to compile sources on my own, but on the
>> oracle site I cannot find any ...
>
> If it's not available in binary for your platform then you won't get it.
>
> Oracle (strangely enough) is not a sourceforge project.

Sometimes, however, you can use a binary for a different platform. People used to use the SCO Unix binaries on Linux/i386 before Linux/i386 was supported, and it is possible that the Solaris/SPARC binaries also work on Linux/SPARC.

Of course doing this in a production environment may not be a terribly bright idea.

        hp

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