Informix Error -23094: Unable to spawn the resource compiler.

Reasons / Common Causes

-23094 fires when the ESQL processor can't spawn the resource compiler sub-process — per the official guidance.

1. A failure spawning the resource compiler sub-process, per the official guidance — no further named detail; check the resource compiler's installation and permissions.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check that the resource compiler executable is installed and executable, per the official guidance's implication.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a spawn failure.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the resource compiler executable's presence, permissions, and PATH visibility.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -23086 — "Unable to spawn the preprocessor." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the preprocessor rather than the resource compiler.
• -23092 — "Unable to spawn the compiler." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the compiler rather than the resource compiler.
• -23093 — "Unable to spawn the linker." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the linker rather than the resource compiler.

The ESQL processor couldn't spawn the resource compiler — check its installation and permissions.