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Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:08 +0100
From: Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de>
To: "Noisex" <noisex@apollo.lv>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: oracle8-client-0.2.0_1
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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:39 +0200
"Noisex" <noisex@apollo.lv> wrote:

> Is it possible some how install this PHP extension (PHP5-OCI8) with
> oracle_client on FBSD 7.2 AMD64? 
> 
>  
> 
> ===>  oracle8-client-0.2.0_1 is only for i386, while you are running amd64.
> 
> *** Error code 1
> 
>  
> 
> Stop in /usr/ports/databases/oracle8-client.
> 
> *** Error code 1
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> I undestand that it's not supported on 64bit FBSD...but in real life is it
> possible somehow to get work? Maybe through linux_base emulator etc?
> 

Considering that this port is two years old and support for running 32 bit
binaries with AMD64 has greatly improved since then it may just work.
It probably depends on which version of FreeBSD you're using.

Just comment out the ONLY_FOR_ARCHS line and see what happens.

---
Gary Jennejohn