Oracle’s instructions specify setting DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH. This makes my application dependent on random users’ configuration and is very troublesome to set up.
How can I avoid having to set any environment variables?
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/intel_macsoft.html
related note for linux: installing Oracle Instantclient on Linux without setting environment variables?
Oracle’s instantclient installation instructions specify that the user set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH. This is very troublesome to manage for multiple users.
To use the instantclient without setting any environment variables:
Download the instantclient distribution from oracle.com. For doing non-java software development, you will need (assuming Oracle 10.2):
Unzip the three files. This will give you a directory
Copy the files to /usr, which is one of the default places the dynamic loader searches.
If you use tnsnames.ora, copy it to /etc, which is the default global place the oracle runtime searches.
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