Re: installing Oracle on Debian AMD64

[Adam Skutt <askutt@wnec.edu>]

Thomas Steffen wrote:
> On 10/25/05, Adam Skutt <askutt@wnec.edu> wrote:

> Concerning the tool chain: I noticed (on Solaris, both 32 and 64bit)
> that you actually only need a few libraries and a few support files to
> compile and run C applications using the OCI. In fact, this works a
> lot better for me than following the slightly bizarre way recommended
> by Oracle to compile C applications.
No, no, you misunderstood me (perhaps I wasn't clear).  Oracle needs a 
development toolchain to install itself, as it does all sorts of 
install-time linking and other such voodoo nonsense.

Adam