Re: Preparing an Oracle Database XE port/package -- any tips ?

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,

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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 <rinkfreebsd.org> 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
>
>
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