i think you dont have the makefile package installed

if its a Redhat distro check it with the 'rpm -q' command.

install the 'make' package

'rpm -i make-*.i386.rpm' i guess...

I install RedHat7.1+oracle8.1.7.0.0:

I get the following during installation on RedHat 7.1.

Error in invoking target install of makefile
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk

and then:I do following operation:
cd $ORACLE_HOME
make -f ins_rdbms.mk
出现以下提示：
make: ***No rule to make
target '$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/libskgxpd.a
($ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/skgxpd.0)' needed
by '$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib
/libskgxpd.a'. Stop.

why?
Anyone has some solutions?

Thanks.

I install RedHat7.1+oracle8.1.7.0.0:

I get the following during installation on RedHat 7.1.

Error in invoking target install of makefile
/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7/rdbms/lib/ins_rdbms.mk

and then:I do following operation:

cd $ORACLE_HOME
make -f ins_rdbms.mk

I get following errors:

make: ***No rule to make
target '$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/libskgxpd.a
($ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/skgxpd.0)' needed
by '$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib
/libskgxpd.a'. Stop.

why?
Anyone has some solutions?

Thanks.

Hello
Try this:
Open a shell, go to the $ORACLE_HOME/bin and edit the genclntsh
script. If yo have a standard 7.2 installation replace this line
SYSLIBS=`cat ${ORACLE_HOME}/lib/sysliblist`" -ldl -lm -lc"
with this
SYSLIBS=`cat ${ORACLE_HOME}/lib/sysliblist`" -L/usr/lib/gcc-
lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96 -lgcc -ldl -lm -lc /lib/ld-
linux.so.2"

Then run the genclntsh script and when it finishes without
errors do a retry on the error message. That4s all you need...
FS

Hey -
I just completed Oracle9i Installation on RH 7.2. You will not
be able to relink oracle with ld (binutils package) shipped
with RH 7.2. You will need to downgrade binutils in order to
install and
configure oracle. After you make sure that your database is
working, you
should reinstall original binutils (shipped with RH 7.2) or you
won't be able to compile anything else (e.g. kernel).
Go to this link and follow the instructions verbatim....It
worked for me

http://staff.in2.hr/denis/oracle/901install_rh72_en.html

Good luck.

Making the change listed above to the SYSLIBS directive worked
perfectly for me and I didn't have to downgrade a thing.

Many thanks !

/Johnny

You do NOT have to downgrade binutils, see:
http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle9i.html
Werner