topic Re: Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits in Operating System - HP-UX

Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits

lydi — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:13:22 GMT

Hello everybody,

The following issue exists over HP-UX 11

I try to run an application called Broadvision Enterprise 6.0. This is a 32-bit application.

Database is running over Oracle 9i.

When starting broadvision, always sends the following message:

/usr/lib/dld.sl: Bad magic number for shared library: /opt/oracle/product/9206/lib/libclntsh.sl
/usr/lib/dld.sl: Exec format error

I have investigated that is necessary to call library lib32; although i have change variable SHLIB_PATH,LD_LIBRARY_PATH on .profile, bv1to1.conf.sh, bv1to1.conf, /etc/SHLIB_PATH; Always is calling to /opt/oracle/product/9206/lib/libclntsh.sl

Which another variable can i change, so oracle takes lib32?, or, Where else can i change those variables?

Any suggestion will be really appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:59:17 GMT

Shalom,

I have a few ideas:

1) Confirm at that /usr/lib and /opt/oracle/product/9206/lib/

Are both in the SHLIB_PATH of the database startup script AND the application startup script. It needs to be in both.

2) Perhaps relinking oracle will help ( metalink.oracle.com )

3) What does the broadvision manual say, because these errors don't seem to deal with lib32.

4) lib32 does exist on your system? If so where?

This might help you put it together.

It is quite possible to run a 64 bit database with a 32 bit application. I did that for years in the US.

SEP

Re: Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits

Dennis Handly — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:34:03 GMT

>I have investigated that is necessary to call library lib32

Where does the string lib32 come from? It isn't in the error message.

Or is this some generic shorthand description of what you think is wrong?? Don't use that, tell us exactly what lib you want it to use.

What does this show?
file /opt/oracle/product/9206/lib/libclntsh.sl

>SEP: 3) What does the broadvision manual say, because these errors don't seem to deal with lib32.

Right, the string lib32 is coming out of the blue.

Re: Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits

whiteknight — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:37:29 GMT

Lydi,

If you can access to Oracle metalink
please check Doc ID: Note:360845.1

Cause
SHLIB_PATH set incorrectly.
SHLIB_PATH needs to point to the 32bit libraries, not to the 64 bit versions in $ORACLE_HOME/lib.

WK

p/s: please assign points

Re: Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits

Volker Borowski — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:29:01 GMT

Hi,

I think you'd require to install a 32 Bit client to a seperate directory and set
ORA_NLS33 and SHLIBPATH accordingly.

That was the way it was set up for SAP in the early days of 64Bit databases.

If your application is compiled without the option to get shared libs from the environment, it might get complicated.

you can check with

ldd binary_application_file

from where the libs are loaded and if that changes with setting SHLIB_PATH to diffrent directories.

Volker

Re: Error Application 32-bits Over Oracle 64-bits

Srimalik — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:26:00 GMT

Try setting SHLIB_PATH to include $ORACLE_HOME/lib32 before the path to 64 bit libs if u have 64 bit libs path in SHLIB_PATH.

ideally $ORACLE_HOME/lib should not be in SHLIB_PATH.

Try this

export SHLIB_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib32:$SHLIB_PATH

where ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/product/9206/

Sri