From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 7 16:29:18 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CBD6106566C for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:29:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keirre.adams@gmail.com) Received: from hu-out-0506.google.com (hu-out-0506.google.com [72.14.214.229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEFA38FC18 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:29:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keirre.adams@gmail.com) Received: by hu-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 28so333556hub.8 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:29:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; bh=sMcWQt3snmp+Dkwx2XP0fVEZTJTK9BwsmXhV7j62S60=; b=IW8yfzwKgIC+rWUb6qIfT9nfQUVzyq/AmNILzs/MRjhs05rd7yutfYUwgtawjgUaCbEtAuIYOcxncdz5Zg4NZvjfCUN7UfUp1zwaa+Wm3AaB8z6+wKl73w/2AaXRyO6G1q/BccxoymaRXW5L+wgfA+OG45d6lddRa7nstHaeVOM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=hSrjK1td0XVep2qnHow2vMi/e8YqDPmWFUlALtRZfwSAjLo1f6FgvpTQ4oOx/JfRI8NmJ+juwlCFts/3mwKMdDZS35HDbJJL3hdb6XpOw9mIjoPqbvSOaFLf4PnWoCuwhwXtD+yYLN4W18qx6ADpYtsG67kRz6XV5nvYbnOAq8U= Received: by 10.78.182.17 with SMTP id e17mr4314385huf.26.1204906368655; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:12:48 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.120.5 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 08:12:48 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <36b1573d0803070812m527c6b7y2d37441cdbd344e5@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:12:48 -0500 From: "Jonathan Adams" Sender: keirre.adams@gmail.com To: "Rink Springer" In-Reply-To: <20080307143946.GI90443@rink.nu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <78cb3d3f0803070636l38ca7683t24235efd8f989c67@mail.gmail.com> <20080307143946.GI90443@rink.nu> X-Google-Sender-Auth: be06977adab6e9fa Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org, Adrian Penisoara , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-database@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Preparing an Oracle Database XE port/package -- any tips ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:29:18 -0000 I am defnitely interested in helping in this area if needed. A couple of years ago, I struggled mightily trying to get Oracle running on 5.1 On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Rink Springer wrote: > Hi, > > > On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 04:36:56PM +0200, Adrian Penisoara wrote: > > After having to deploy an Oracle Database XE [1] installation (with Linux > > 32bit binaries from the official RPM package) on a production FreeBSD > > 6.2machine I realized it would be very much feasible to produce a > > FreeBSD > > port/package for it. > > I would like to know whether similar efforts have been undergoing and > > whether people came up with some tips & tricks on this. > > We run Oracle XE on two FreeBSD 6.3 machines at work - we've just > manually set it up, but are very interested in a port of it. We did > the same as you basically - just uncompress it and move the files in > place. > > Regards, > > -- > Rink P.W. Springer - http://rink.nu > "Anyway boys, this is America. Just because you get more votes doesn't > mean you win." - Fox Mulder > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-database@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-database > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-database-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- ___________________________ Jon Adams web: http://www.scis.nova.edu/~jonaadam mail: keirre.adams@gmail.com --------------------------------------------- "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." - Mohandas Gandhi