Cal_linux_9041 install fails on RH WS3,0 and Mandrake 9.2

Question

When attempting to install the client on RH WS3.0 or Mandrake 9.2, I get the following error:
tail: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-n 1'
Try `tail --help' for more information.
./cal_linux_904: line 329: [: `)' expected, found -z
I assume this has something to do with the new POSIX threads library.
Any ideas??
Thanks!!

Answer 1

I managed to get this working on my Mandrake 9.2 box but, was a bit of a pain. I had to modify the installer to use my pre-existing JVM. At first this failed because editing with vi messed up the binary data at the end of the file, so I switched to a hex editor.
My steps follow:
unzip cal_linux_9041.zip
tar xf cal_linux_9041.tar
cd OracleCalendar_inst
export javax=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin/java
hexedit cal_linux_904hit tab to edit the text portion (on the right)
find LAX_NL_CURRENT_VM=jre/bin/java
position your cursor over the "j" in jre and type the following over it:
$javax
replace the remaining portion with (6) spaces
ctrl-s to save
ctrl-c to quit
whew!
./gui_install.shAnyway, this worked for me.
Don't you hate when installers try to be too smart.