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Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:23:46 -0500
From: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
Subject: Re: The quest for linux-oracle-instantclient-sqlplus 
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Michael Powell writes:
> This is one of the worst I have seen to date. Click here:
> 
> Copy to /usr/ports/distfiles/oracle/ directory. Good luck to you.

	It worked beautifully but there is the following
dependency requiring yet another trip to the same well: I sure
hope this is it.

 Due to Oracle license restrictions, you must fetch the source 
 "instantclient-sqlplus-linux32-10.2.0.3-20061115.zip".  

It appears that this file installs the -basic client.

	Now, I'll go tie a horse shoe in to a square knot
without a forge in order to relieve some pent up frustration. I
don't know whether to laugh or swear.

Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK 
Systems Engineer
OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group