RH AS3 Install of Oracle 9.2.0.4 is failing whilst linking ins_precomp.mk

Question

Install of Oracle 9.2.0.4 is failing whilst linking ins_precomp.mk - make.log is below.
Please does anyone know how to solve this problem.
Thanks in advance,
Pentti
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 4)
Kernel 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp on an i686
[oracle9@dell-6650-red-01 install]$ cat make.log
/usr/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk mkldflags ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk ntcontab.o ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
(if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
gcc -c ntcontab.c ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
mv ntcontab.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab
r - /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab.o
(if [ "compile" = "assemble" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.s ;\
/usr/bin/as -o ntcontab.o ntcontab.s ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
mv ntcontab.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab
(if [ "compile" = "oratmp" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
/lib/idcpp ntcontab.c oratmp.c ;\
-i oratmp.c -o oratmp.s -f ntcontab.c ;\
/usr/bin/as -o ntcontab.o oratmp.s ;\
rm -f oratmp.c oratmp.s ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
mv ntcontab.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab
(if [ "compile" = "binary" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennttab > ntcontab.c ;\
TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE= ;\
export TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE ;\
gcc -c ntcontab.c ;\
-rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab.o ;\
-mv ntcontab.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/ntcontab
/usr/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk nnfgt.o ORACLE_HOME =/app/oracle9
(if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.c ;\
gcc -c nnfgt.c ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
r - /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
(if [ "compile" = "assemble" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.s ;\
/usr/bin/as -o nnfgt.o nnfgt.s ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
(if [ "compile" = "oratmp" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.c ;\
/lib/idcpp nnfgt.c oratmp.c ;\
-i oratmp.c -o oratmp.s -f nnfgt.c ;\
/usr/bin/as -o nnfgt.o oratmp.s ;\
rm -f oratmp.c oratmp.s ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
(if [ "compile" = "binary" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.c ;\
TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE= ;\
export TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE ;\
gcc -c nnfgt.c ;\
-rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
-mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
/usr/bin/make -f ins_precomp.mk links ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f SQLCA.H)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f ORACA.H)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f SQLDA.H)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f SQLCA.COB)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f ORACA.COB)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f SQLCA.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f ORACA.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f BNDDSC.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; rm -f SELDSC.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s sqlca.h SQLCA.H)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s oraca.h ORACA.H)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s sqlda.h SQLDA.H)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s sqlca.cob SQLCA.COB)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s oraca.cob ORACA.COB)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s sqlca.for SQLCA.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s oraca.for ORACA.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s bnddsc.for BNDDSC.FOR)
(cd /app/oracle9/precomp/public ; ln -s seldsc.for SELDSC.FOR)
/usr/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk nnfgt.o ORACLE_HOME =/app/oracle9
(if [ "compile" = "compile" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.c ;\
gcc -c nnfgt.c ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
r - /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
(if [ "compile" = "assemble" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.s ;\
/usr/bin/as -o nnfgt.o nnfgt.s ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
(if [ "compile" = "oratmp" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.c ;\
/lib/idcpp nnfgt.c oratmp.c ;\
-i oratmp.c -o oratmp.s -f nnfgt.c ;\
/usr/bin/as -o nnfgt.o oratmp.s ;\
rm -f oratmp.c oratmp.s ;\
rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
(if [ "compile" = "binary" ] ; then \
/app/oracle9/bin/gennfgt > nnfgt.c ;\
TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE= ;\
export TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE ;\
gcc -c nnfgt.c ;\
-rm -f /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o ;\
-mv nnfgt.o /app/oracle9/lib/ ;\
/usr/bin/ar rv /app/oracle9/lib/libn9.a /app/oracle9/lib/nnfgt.o
/usr/bin/make -f ins_rdbms.mk ctx_on ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/ar cr /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/kc
/usr/bin/make -f ins_rdbms.mk sdo_on ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/ar cr /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/kx
/usr/bin/make -f ins_rdbms.mk dm_on ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/ar d /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a dmndm.o
/usr/bin/ar cr /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/dm
/usr/bin/make -f ins_rdbms.mk olap_on ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/ar d /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a xsnoolap.o
/usr/bin/ar cr /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/xs
/usr/bin/make -f ins_rdbms.mk part_on ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/ar d /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a ksnkkpo.o
/usr/bin/ar cr /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/libknlopt.a /app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/kk
/usr/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk mkldflags ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle9
/usr/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk client_sharedlib ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle
/app/oracle9/bin/genclntsh
/app/oracle9/rdbms/lib/kpudfo.o: file not recognized: File format not recog
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
cat: /tmp/clntst9.21070/*.nm: No such file or directory
sort: open failed: /tmp/clntst9.21070/*.objs: No such file or directory
Usage: ar [emulation options] [-]{dmpqrstx}[abcfilNoPsSuvV] [member-name] [
ar -M [<mri-script]
commands:
d - delete file(s) from the archive
m[ab] - move file(s) in the archive
p - print file(s) found in the archive
q[f] - quick append file(s) to the archive
r[ab][f] - replace existing or insert new file(s) into the archive
t - display contents of archive
x[o] - extract file(s) from the archive
command specific modifiers:
[a] - put file(s) after [member-name]
- put file(s) before [member-name] (same as )
[N] - use instance [count] of name
[f] - truncate inserted file names
[P] - use full path names when matching
[o] - preserve original dates
- only replace files that are newer than current archive con
generic modifiers:
[c] - do not warn if the library had to be created
[s] - create an archive index (cf. ranlib)
[S] - do not build a symbol table
[v] - be verbose
[V] - display the version number
emulation options:
No emulation specific options
ar: supported targets: elf32-i386 a.out-i386-linux efi-app-ia32 elf32-littl
Created /app/oracle9/lib/libclntst9.a
[oracle9@dell-6650-red-01 install]$

Answer 1

Hi Pentti!
There is a patch for this. Search on MetaLink with "install ins_precomp.mk" and you will find it.
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Andreas