Re: [gentoo-dev] openoffice

["Tod M. Neidt" <tneidt@fidnet.com>]

On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 10:26, Gila wrote:
> 
> 
> /me is sending this with the evolution pack from gentoo...:) compiling
> took long but went _GREAT_..:)
It's very nice isn't it. The Gentoo Desktop developers are great and
mighty.
> 
> 
> Hi all:) i wass wondering if there is a problem with openoffice in the
> /usr/portage/app-office/openoffce dir. cause well... when i emerge it..
> (I have tried different ways) it just doesn't do annything..:?
> 
I would recommend just downloading the latest linux binaries for now. 
The openoffice setup program doesn't lend itself to easy scripted
installs and the compile will take you ~24 hours (on a fast machine). 
This is the one application that comes close to bringing Gentoo to its
knees

Here's how I installed it.

First, emerge the latest dev-java/blackdown-{jdk,jre}  OpenOffice should
automagically detect the blackdown java during setup.

Then, unpack the openoffice binary tarball somewhere convenient, and

cd <somewhere_convenient>/install

As root run,

./setup /net

I would recommend installing to /opt/OpenOffice641

Then as user, run

/opt/OpenOffice641/setup

choose the smaller install.


Doing the initial setup with the "/net", flag will install the bulk of
openoffice in /opt.  You can then choose the minimal install for each
user who needs openoffice on the local machine or over your lan.  You
could also skip the "/net" flag, but then you would install a full blown
oppenoffice for each user.


Hope that helps

tod