Install instructions are now available for getting Oracle to work on Mac OS X 10.4. I’m happily able to type sqlplus in Terminal and not have link errors. It is even nicer to have my database restored so that it has something to connect to!

The steps are as follows.

• Type the command

 sudo gcc_select 3.3

• install oracle with oracle installer

The success cases have been with an Entreprise installation. Your milage may vary with the other options, but they are typically a subset of Enterprise so shouldn’t pose a problem.

At the end of the installation, the database creation don’t work (it’s normal). You could disable database creation in the install wizard if this bothers you.

• Type the commands

 cd $ORACLE_HOME/lib
mv libnnz10.dylib libnnz10.dylib.ori
relink all
mv libnnz10.dylib.ori libnnz10.dylib

Now you can run dbca and create a database

Note: you must ensure that your ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set before calling the relink all script.

Posted by Geoff Wilson in: Apple