Installing OracleAS on a Linux 64bit: Error in invoking target ntcontab.o of makefile ins_net_client.mk (Doc ID 400301.1)

Last updated on JUNE 10, 2024

Applies to:

Symptoms

While installing the Application Server 10.1.2.0.2 on a Linux 64 bit distribution (e.g. RedHat 4.0 64bit) the following error may be raised in a pop up window when the Universal Installer starts linking the binaries:

The error may be raised by any installation type (Infrastructure, Metadata Repository, Identity Management, Midtiers).

Changes

To install the Application Server 10.1.2.0.2 in a Linux 64bit O/S we need to tailor the environment so the gcc compiler works as a 32bit compiler.  By default the gcc compiler bundled with the Linux x86 64bit distributions works in 64bit mode.

Cause

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