Sorry for the confusion, the "And" in my response was referring to Peter's comment about the libraries :) Starting with 11g you won't need a c compiler anymore to make use of native pl/sql compilation (Oracle included its own compiler for that in the database kernel). Stefan On Jan 22, 2008 10:22 AM, John Dunn <JDunn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Looks like you only need a C complier if using the following : > > PL/SQL native compilation and > Pro*C/C++, Oracle Call Interface, Oracle C++ Call Interface, Oracle XML > Developer's Kit (XDK) > ------------------------------ > *From:* Stefan Knecht [mailto:knecht.stefan@xxxxxxxxx] > *Sent:* 22 January 2008 09:14 > *To:* John Dunn > *Cc:* oracle-l > *Subject:* Re: C compiler > > 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 > ========================= > -- ========================= 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 =========================