Oracle Linux Distribution on OSX

The new release of Yellow Dog Linux for Apple platform is very promising... The question is: Is there any way that oracle's Linux distibution can be installed on that linux relase, so that it would be possible to run Oracle database on Mac?

you need to install 64bit libraries, in general when you install yellow dog etc it's 32bit only, they have some prerelease stuff, as does gentooppc64 that has 64bit userland. if you install 64bit userland it works just fine.
[oracle@spirit bin]$ file oracle
oracle: ELF 64-bit MSB executable, PowerPC or cisco 7500, version 1 (SYSV), for
GNU/Linux 2.4.13, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped
Connected to:
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Developer's Release
With the Partitioning and Oracle Data Mining options
SQL> Disconnected from Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Developer's Release
With the Partitioning and Oracle Data Mining options
woirks like a charm.
again, find 64bit userspace. it takes some time to set it up but it works fine.

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    The path "/lib/modules/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64/build/include" appears to
    be a valid path to the kernel headers of the running kernel.
    Would you like to change it? [no]
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    make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only'
    make -C /lib/modules/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/backdoor.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/backdoorGcc64.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/bdhandler.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/cpName.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLinux.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/cpNameLite.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/dentry.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/dir.o
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    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/file.c:120: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
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    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.c:48:28: error: linux/smp_lock.h: No such file or directory
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.c:72: error: âSPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKEDâ undeclared here (not in a function)
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.c:137: error: unknown field âget_sbâ specified in initializer
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.c:137: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.c: In function âHgfsGetSbâ:
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.c:493: error: implicit declaration of function âget_sb_nodevâ
    make[2]: *** [tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only/filesystem.o] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    make: *** [vmhgfs.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmhgfs-only'
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    make -C /lib/modules/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.o
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    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:1007: error: âvmxnet_change_mtuâ undeclared (first use in this function)
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:1007: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:1007: error: for each function it appears in.)
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c: In function âvmxnet_load_multicastâ:
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:2915: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named âmc_listâ
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:2925: error: âstruct net_deviceâ has no member named âmc_countâ
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:2926: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.c:2927: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
    make[2]: *** [tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only/vmxnet.o] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    make: *** [vmxnet.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmxnet-only'
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    networking interface. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is
    designed to work independently of this feature.
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    by running vmware-config-tools.pl again after making sure that gcc, binutils,
    make and the kernel sources for your running kernel are installed on your
    machine. These packages are available on your distribution's installation CD.
    [ Press Enter key to continue ]
    Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
    make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only'
    make -C /lib/modules/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/block.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/control.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dbllnklst.o
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    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.c:107: error: implicit declaration of function âpath_lookupâ
    make[2]: *** [tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only/linux/dentry.o] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    make: *** [vmblock.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmblock-only'
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    copy/paste). The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to
    work independently of this feature (including guest to host drag and drop and
    file copy/paste).
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    you can install the driver by running vmware-config-tools.pl again after making
    sure that gcc, binutils, make and the kernel sources for your running kernel
    are installed on your machine. These packages are available on your
    distribution's installation CD.
    [ Press Enter key to continue ]
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    make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only'
    make -C /lib/modules/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciDatagram.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciEvent.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciGuestDs.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciGuestKernelIf.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciKernelIf.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciProcess.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciQueuePair.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciUtil.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.o
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c:91: error: unknown field âioctlâ specified in initializer
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c:91: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c: In function âvmci_initâ:
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c:151: error: implicit declaration of function âinit_MUTEXâ
    make[2]: *** [tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.o] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    make: *** [vmci.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only'
    The communication service is used in addition to the standard communication
    between the guest and the host. The rest of the software provided by VMware
    Tools is designed to work independently of this feature.
    If you wish to have the VMCI feature, you can install the driver by running
    vmware-config-tools.pl again after making sure that gcc, binutils, make and the
    kernel sources for your running kernel are installed on your machine. These
    packages are available on your distribution's installation CD.
    [ Press Enter key to continue ]
    Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
    make: Entering directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only'
    make -C /lib/modules/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
    MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
    make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciDatagram.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciEvent.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciGuestDs.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciGuestKernelIf.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciKernelIf.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciProcess.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciQueuePair.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmciUtil.o
    CC [M] /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.o
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c:91: error: unknown field âioctlâ specified in initializer
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c:91: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c: In function âvmci_initâ:
    /tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.c:151: error: implicit declaration of function âinit_MUTEXâ
    make[2]: *** [tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only/vmci_drv.o] Error 1
    make[1]: *** [_module_/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64'
    make: *** [vmci.ko] Error 2
    make: Leaving directory `/tmp/vmware-root/modules/vmci-only'
    The VM communication interface socket family is used in conjunction with the VM
    communication interface to provide a new communication path among guests and
    host. The rest of this software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work
    independently of this feature. If you wish to have the VSOCK feature you can
    install the driver by running vmware-config-tools.pl again after making sure
    that gcc, binutils, make and the kernel sources for your running kernel are
    installed on your machine. These packages are available on your distribution's
    installation CD.
    [ Press the Enter key to continue.]
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    installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
    --clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override.
    The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another
    installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag
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    Detected X.org version 7.9.6.
    No drivers for X.org version: 7.9.6.
    Skipping X configuration because X drivers are not included.
    Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
    Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
    Switching to guest configuration: [  OK  ]
    Guest operating system daemon: [  OK  ]
    Virtual Printing daemon: [  OK  ]
    The configuration of VMware Tools 8.3.2 build-257589 for Linux for this running
    kernel completed successfully.
    You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
    effect.
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    "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an X server session.
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    file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:
    1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user
    2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,
    3. Restart your X session.
    Enjoy,
    --the VMware team                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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    952690 wrote:
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