Re: [gentoo-user] who needs Java ?

[Florian Philipp <lists@binarywings.net>]

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Am 15.08.2011 16:05, schrieb Philip Webb:
> 110815 Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> I removed Java from my USE for LO + gnome and gtk too
>> and have not yet seen any ill-effects.
>> The last time I read a definitive statement on Java for OOo
>> was early in the 2.0 series,
>> when it mentioned database connectivity as the prime thing that used it,
>> as in Base, the Access-like db front-end thingy
> 
> yes, i recall reading that Java was necessary to use OO's database.
> however, i have no use for that in the foreseeable future.
> 
> does anyone else know whether Java is needed for LO's database stuff ?
> 
> so far, it looks as if i shd remove the USE flag,
> recompile the relevant pkgs & see what happens when i try using them.
> 
> further comments still very welcome & thanks for those so far.
> 

This should apply:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Java_and_OpenOffice.org&oldid=154444

Hope this helps,
Florian Philipp


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