Instant Client Release Notes

How to install Oracle Instant Client Version 12.1.0.2 (64-bit) on a Mac (OS X 10.11.5) I have downloaded version 12.1.0.2 (64-bit) version and unzipped the file. I now have the following files under /downloads/instantclient.

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12c Release 2 (12.2) for Apple Mac OS X (Intel)

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E87948-01

June 2017

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1.1

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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

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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.

This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 16061064.

1.5 Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

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Oracle Database Instant Client Release Notes, 12c Release 2 (12.2) for Apple Mac OS X (Intel)

Oracle Instant Client For Mac

E87948-01

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