And you do need a linker (make in general). If you're going with the install guide for your platform, the prerequisites are listed there (check tahiti.oracle.com) along with the required packages. Stefan On Jan 21, 2008 2:23 PM, John Dunn <JDunn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is a C compiler now a pre-requisite for installing Oracle (on AIX)? > > > > John > -- ========================= Stefan P Knecht Consultant Infrastructure Managed Services Trivadis AG Europa-Strasse 5 CH-8152 Glattbrugg Phone +41-44-808 70 20 Fax +41-808 70 12 Mobile +41-79-571 36 27 stefan.knecht@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.trivadis.com OCP 9i/10g SCSA SCNA =========================