Re: Debian Linux

Please see my additional comments below. There is a difference installing the patched libpthread.so between 9.40.UC1 and 9.40.UC2. Andreas Breitfeld wrote: > Cindy Lichtenauer wrote: > >> Anyone have any successful experience with Informix on Debian Linux? >> >> Will IDS 9.4 run on it? > > Yes, but for Debian 3.0r1 you need a patched libpthread.so for IDS 9.4. > > Andreas > > ------------ > Build a patched libpthread.so (see attached > libifxpthread-glibc225.patch) using following steps as user root: > # cp libifxpthread-glibc225.patch /tmp > Install kernel headers (Debian 3.0r1 official binary CD #6): > # apt-cdrom > # apt-get install kernel-headers > compile glibc sources (Debian 3.0r1 official source CD #1): > # apt-cdrom > # mkdir source > # cd source > # apt-get --compile source glibc> Patch the glibc sources: > # cd glibc-2.2.5/glibc-2.2.5/linuxthreads > # cat /tmp/libifxpthread-glibc225.patch | patch -b> Compile libpthread.so: > # cd ../../i386-linux/obj > # make > Install libifxpthread.so.4: > # export INFORMIXDIR=/opt/informix (example, IDS 9.40 directory) > # cp linuxthreads/libpthread.so $INFORMIXDIR/lib/libifxpthread.so.4 > # chown informix:informix $INFORMIXDIR/lib/libifxpthread.so.4 > # chmod 755 $INFORMIXDIR/lib/libifxpthread.so.4 For 9.40.UC1 run # ln -s $INFORMIXDIR/lib/libifxpthread.so.4 /var/lib/libpthread.so.0 For 9.40.UC2 run # ln -s $INFORMIXDIR/lib/libifxpthread.so.4 /var/lib/ids940/libpthread.so.0 > Check oninit for right path to libpthread.so.0: > # ldd $INFORMIXDIR/bin/oninit For 9.40.UC1 you should see libpthread.so.0 => /var/lib/libpthread.so.0 For 9.40.UC2 you should see libpthread.so.0 => /var/lib/ids940/libpthread.so.0 Andreas