| Title: | DIGITAL UNIX (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1) |
| Notice: | Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference |
| Moderator: | SMURF::DENHAM |
| Created: | Thu Mar 16 1995 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 10068 |
| Total number of notes: | 35879 |
Hi,
Could somebody confirm if our UNIX patches affect ORACLE programs.
The local Oracle folks here claim that there is a need for ORACLE
re-installation or programs re-compilation if some of the UNIX files
(ie xxxxx.h files) are patched. In this regard, our customers here are
hesitant to install the patches on their systems because it may affect
their ORACLE applications. Our customers want us to give them 100%
assurance that nothing will happen on their Oracle applications and
databases after we install the patches.
We find this info alarming if its true but annoying if otherwise. Could
somebody confirm this ?
Thank you and regards,
Jomar Mejia
MCS Manila
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| 9755.1 | Oracle assurances about Oracle code | GIDDAY::STRAUSS | talking through my binoculars | Thu May 08 1997 17:58 | 24 |
Hi
> if some of the UNIX files
> (ie xxxxx.h files) are patched.
If Oracle told you which .h files they were worried about, then you
could tell them whether or not a particular patch would affect their
code.
Alternatively, if you tell Oracle which .h files are changed in a
particular patch, _they_ could work out for themselves whether or not
their code was affected.
> 100% assurance that nothing will happen on their Oracle applications
I doubt that anyone could give a 100% assurance about anything ;-) In
this case, I'd suggest discussing the patches with Oracle, then
_Oracle_ can decide if their code is affected. Any assurances about
Oracle code should come from Oracle.
Hope this helps
leon
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| 9755.2 | check static libs too | ALFAM7::GOSEJACOB | Fri May 09 1997 03:59 | 6 | |
And while you are at it: ask the Oracle people which libraries would
affect their code. The Oracle kernel is statically linked to a bunch of
system libraries. So if any libraries are replaced by a D'Unix patch
Oracle would need to be re-linked to include the changes.
Martin
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