Instant Client Release Notes
12c Release 2 (12.2) for Apple Mac OS X (Intel)
The database is supported on the latest MAC OSX release - MAC OS X Leopard 10.5.4. Thus, we finally have an Oracle Database Server release on Mac OS X/Intel. This is a happy day for a lot of people; I can only bask in their joy. Update (4/13): Oracle ACE Raimonds Simanovskis (@rsim) has published a useful installation guide in his blog. PHP Release Management Process – Creation of a Local Repository (Mac OS X) PHP Release Management Process – Setting Web Development Environment (Mac OS X) PHP Release Management Process – Setting Database Development Environment (Mac OS X) PHP Release Management Process – Collaboration within Team (Mac OS X).
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1.2 Certification Information
The latest certification information for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) is available on My Oracle Support at
1.3 Unsupported Products
The following features or products are not supported on Apple Mac OS X:
Pro*FORTRAN
Pro*COBOL
1.4 Other Known Issues
The following section contains information about the issue related to Oracle Database Instant Client 12c:
Pro*C Does Not Support C99 Headers
The Pro*C parser fails to recognize C99 headers on Apple Mac OS X El Captain, Apple Mac OS X Yosemite, and Apple Mac OS X Mavericks.
This issue has no workaround.
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This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 16061064.
1.5 Documentation Accessibility
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Oracle Database Instant Client Release Notes, 12c Release 2 (12.2) for Apple Mac OS X (Intel)
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