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#1 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 05:50 AM

I understand from the Gentoo website that the binary for OpenOffice 1.1 on
the 2nd LiveCD is buggy and does not work well on Gentoo v1.4.

Is there a way to get OpenOffice v1.1 to run under Gentoo v1.4?

Do I have to download the source and compile it manually?

Rob

#2 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 05:50 AM

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:24:25 -0500, Rob wrote:

> I understand from the Gentoo website that the binary for OpenOffice 1.1 on
> the 2nd LiveCD is buggy and does not work well on Gentoo v1.4.
>

It is? I used to have it and didn't notice , but I haven't read any web
articles about it too

> Is there a way to get OpenOffice v1.1 to run under Gentoo v1.4?
>

why not?

> Do I have to download the source and compile it manually?

But if you try that remember it takes >4GB free space during compilation
and ~12h on a Duron1300

) i.e. if you're lucky not to get a segmentation
fault

better do it: emerge openoffice||emerge openoffice

I succeeded

#3 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 05:50 AM

Rob wrote:

> Do I have to download the source and compile it manually?
emerge openoffice-bin

This is pre compiled, but watch it is about a 76Mb download.

Good Luck

#4 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 05:50 AM

> fault

better do it: emerge openoffice||emerge openoffice

What does that command do? Does it run it in parallel or something?

#5 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 05:50 AM

Michael wrote:

>> fault

better do it: emerge openoffice||emerge openoffice

> What does that command do? Does it run it in parallel or something?

the "||" is a logical "or" connection, so if the first command fails (returns a
"false" value), the second one gets run. in this case, if the emerge fails on
the first try, it gets run again.

st

#6 (**permalink**) 02-21-2008, 05:50 AM

PiotrAF wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:24:25 -0500, Rob wrote:
>
>> I understand from the Gentoo website that the binary for OpenOffice
>> 1.1 on the 2nd LiveCD is buggy and does not work well on Gentoo v1.4.
>>
>
> It is? I used to have it and didn't notice , but I haven't read any
> web articles about it too
>

See http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/ where it is stated:

"The release of Gentoo Linux 2004 will mark a number of important
transitions:

.....

An OpenOffice 1.1 .tbz2 package will be included on all architectures that
are able to support it. Gentoo Linux 1.4 provided an openoffice-bin package
that did not function properly. "

Also see Gentoo Linux 1.4 x86 Maintenance Release 1 notes at
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml where it is stated:

"openoffice-bin does not start

The openoffice-bin package in 1.4 for x86 MR1 does not function properly. We
are currently looking into this issue and expect to have openoffice working
properly for our next official release."

Rob

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