severity 833119 wishlist retitle 833119 Please clarify Oracle Instant Client download procedure thanks
gregor herrmann wrote... > On Mon, 01 Aug 2016 08:10:41 +0200, Christoph Biedl wrote: > > > > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-097480.html > > > > The visible instructions don't mention an RPM anywhere. > > > > The "Instant Client for Linux AMD64 (32-bit and 64-bit) Instant Client > > for Linux AMD64 (32-bit and 64-bit)" in the 64 bit variant (seems to be > > the right thing) > > If you click on "Instant Client for Linux x86-64" (2 lines above) you > get to > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/linuxx86-64soft-092277.html > which mentions "oracle-instantclient12.1-basic-12.1.0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm" > and other RPMs. Ouch. I cannot deny I obviously did not check that one. So lowering severity. > (I agree that the documentation in the package could be improved a > bit.) Perhaps rephrase the last sentence to | To install the Instant Client, download the RPM package | * "Instant Client for Linux x86-64" for amd64, or | * "Instant Client for Linux x86" for i386 | from <http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html> | and install it using the "alien" program. This however assumes the labels are somewhat stable. Personally, I'd also add the alien package to Suggests: or even Recommends:, add two sentences: | An "Oracle Account" is required to download these packages. | Other architectures are not supported. But that's your choice. Christoph
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