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

On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:14:15 +0100
Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Quoting Adrian Penisoara <ady@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (from Fri, 7 Mar 2008
16:36:56 +0200):

Hi,

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.

The goal is not only to add the port into FreeBSD's ports tree but
also to eventually convince Oracle (I work for them) to post the
package on their official download page.

I'm not aware of something like this. Feel free to ask questions
regarding the linuxulator and our linux infrastructure in the ports
on emulation@. Also feel free to ask for review of the port on
emulation@.

I've worked on such a port (probably that's what ady is referring to)
but kinda' lost my interest in it ($REALLIFE got in the way).

I'll try to find it (it was about 80% done) but I'm not sure it
survived the clean-up sessions of my tmp/work dir (I don't know why I
didn't ci it in our cvs ...).

I'll work with Ady if he need help.

Ady, BTW, after we have the port and, with some test cases provided by
people that run it, can we hope for any kind of (semi-)official
support ?


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