From owner-freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 7 14:56:22 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37DA71065677; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:56:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rink@tragedy.rink.nu) Received: from mx1.rink.nu (alastor.rink.nu [213.34.49.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE3508FC33; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:56:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rink@tragedy.rink.nu) Received: from localhost (alastor.rink.nu [213.34.49.5]) by mx1.rink.nu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19C76BFECB7; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:39:58 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at rink.nu Received: from mx1.rink.nu ([213.34.49.5]) by localhost (alastor.rink.nu [213.34.49.5]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id wuoX3rsvJzTA; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:39:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tragedy.rink.nu (tragedy.rink.nu [213.34.49.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.rink.nu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8CADBFEB79; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:39:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tragedy.rink.nu (tragedy.rink.nu [213.34.49.3]) by tragedy.rink.nu (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m27EdkUV038500; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:39:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from rink@tragedy.rink.nu) Received: (from rink@localhost) by tragedy.rink.nu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m27EdkCO038499; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:39:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from rink) Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:39:46 +0100 From: Rink Springer To: Adrian Penisoara Message-ID: <20080307143946.GI90443@rink.nu> References: <78cb3d3f0803070636l38ca7683t24235efd8f989c67@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <78cb3d3f0803070636l38ca7683t24235efd8f989c67@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: freebsd-database@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Preparing an Oracle Database XE port/package -- any tips ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-database@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Database use and development under FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:56:22 -0000 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