From owner-freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 11 00:01:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9406516A403; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:01:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from shildret@fbsd1.dyndns.org) Received: from flpi101.sbcis.sbc.com (flpi101.sbcis.sbc.com [207.115.20.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 363E743D53; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:01:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from shildret@fbsd1.dyndns.org) X-ORBL: [75.4.100.191] Received: from fbsd1.dyndns.org (adsl-75-4-100-191.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.net [75.4.100.191]) by flpi101.sbcis.sbc.com (8.13.7 out spool5000 dk/8.13.7) with ESMTP id k9B00cvP023928; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:00:38 -0700 Received: from fbsd1.dyndns.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fbsd1.dyndns.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k9B00KQO051621; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:00:20 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from shildret@fbsd1.dyndns.org) Received: (from shildret@localhost) by fbsd1.dyndns.org (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id k9B00JJB051620; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:00:19 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from shildret@fbsd1.dyndns.org) From: "Scott T. Hildreth" To: Damian Wiest In-Reply-To: <20061010220934.GA1484@dfwdamian.vail> References: <20060711162744.A22592@malcolm.berkeley.edu> <452C09B6.4030009@pobox.sk> <20061010220934.GA1484@dfwdamian.vail> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:00:16 -0500 Message-Id: <1160524816.70546.287.camel@fbsd1.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: freebsd-database@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Oracle Client 10g on FreeBSD 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: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:01:18 -0000 On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 17:09 -0500, Damian Wiest wrote: > On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 10:59:34PM +0200, martinko wrote: > > Mike Friedman wrote: > > > I'm running FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE and I want to run a current Oracle > > > client-only with encryption support. > > > > > > First, I installed the Oracle client port, which represents Oracle 7. > > > But my database support person tells me that's quite old and, in fact, > > > he couldn't be sure it would work (especially the encryption part) with > > > the Oracle database I'd be using (which he helps support). And I was > > > getting some strange symptoms when I tested it. > > > > > > So, he recommended that I download the Oracle 10g Client for Linux. > > > Since my FreeBSD system is configured for Linux compatibility, I'm > > > hoping this will work. However, I can't even get the Installer to > > > complete! It keeps telling me that I may not have enough space in my > > > root partition, even though I'm not trying to install into the root > > > partition. (The partition in which I'm installing has lots of space). > > > > > > In addition, I should say that the machine on which this Oracle client > > > will be installed is not running X Windows. This means I can't use the > > > installation menus, so I've been running the Installation tool with a > > > 'response file'. The response file, however, doesn't have much > > > flexibility. In particular, when I'm told I may not have enough space, > > > it asks me if I want to continue, but there's no way for me to reply > > > 'yes' from the response file. > > > > > > In any case, based on the installation logs, it really looks like the > > > Installation tool is looking at the root partition for how much space is > > > available. > > > > > > I've found in the FreeBSD handbook an article on installing Oracle 8.0. > > > But it appears that there have been changes with 10g. Also, those > > > instructions seem to assume a server install, so they talk about setting > > > some shared memory values and other things that may not apply to me anyway. > > > > > > Do I have any other options? I don't want to install the full Oracle > > > package (client and server), just the client, so that I can write some > > > perl scripts to query a remote Oracle database. > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > Mike, have you considered linux-oracle-instantclient-* ports ? > > If all you want to do is use Perl to access the database, then why are > you bothering with Oracle's client software? Just use the CPAN module > to build and install DBD::Oracle. He can't, DBD::Oracle uses oci underneath so he needs the Oracle client to get the shared libraries. Mike you also need to compile or install a linux perl and then install DBI & DBD::Oracle with the linux perl. You could use DBD::Proxy instead of installing DBD::Oracle. It installed with DBI. Type 'perldoc DBD::Proxy' to see the docs. If you need help, you can email me or join the dbi-users@perl.org. > > Just curious, but how were you able to perform a silent install wihout > a frame buffer? I ran into this problem installing Oracle 9i, but used > xvfb as a workaround. > > -Damian > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- Scott T. Hildreth