Re: [cx-oracle-users] Cannot build cx_Oracle on Ubuntu Karmic

[László M. <la...@mo...>]

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Anthony Tuininga
<ant...@gm...> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:02 AM, László Monda <la...@mo...> wrote:
>> Yeah, I use the 32 bit version of Oracle XE because 1) I couldn't find
>> the bloody download link for the 64 bit version and because 2) I've
>> heard that the 64 bit version of Oracle is pretty damn instable.
>
> Hmm, I haven't heard that the 64-bit version of Oracle is unstable. We
> use it here at work and it seems to work just fine. If you have links
> that suggest otherwise I'd be happy to read them -- rather than
> discover them first hand. :-)

I don't know about the specific issues personally, but I've heard
about them from a colleague who is pretty experienced about Oracle
related issues.

>> In the meantime I've managed to solve the issue by using the RPM as
>> outlined in http://monda.hu/blog/2010/01/29/installing-cx_oracle-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala-64-bit/
>> but I'm still interested in how to build it from source.
>
> Sure. You installed a 64-bit client and you are using that. You could
> build from source using that as well. Just make sure you also have the
> instant client development package installed as well.
>
> The main point is that you must use a 32-bit Python, 32-bit Oracle
> client and 32-bit cx_Oracle or a 64-bit Python, 64-bit Oracle client
> and 64-bit cx_Oracle. You can't mix and match.

Considering the devastating effect of all the suckage I faced today,
I'd rather ignore this one as I succeeded to install cx_Oracle using
the rpm :)

Thank you and take care!

> Anthony
>
>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 5:27 AM, Anthony Tuininga
>> <ant...@gm...> wrote:
>>> Hmm, looks like perhaps you have the 32-bit version of Oracle XE? Note
>>> the message about skipping an incompatible library.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 4:05 PM, László Monda <la...@mo...> wrote:
>>>> Hi List,
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Ubuntu Linux, Karmic Koala, the 64 bit version and Oracle XE
>>>> 10.2.0.1.0
>>>>
>>>> Here's what "python setup.py build" outputs:
>>>>
>>>> running build
>>>> running build_ext
>>>> building 'cx_Oracle' extension
>>>> gcc -pthread -shared -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
>>>> build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6-10g/cx_Oracle.o
>>>> -L/usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/lib
>>>> -L/usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server -lclntsh -o
>>>> build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6-10g/cx_Oracle.so
>>>> /usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible
>>>> /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/lib/libclntsh.so
>>>> when searching for -lclntsh
>>>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lclntsh
>>>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>>> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
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