Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:22:47 +0000 From: Simon Burke <simon.burke@gmail.com> To: jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3: cant install openoffice 1.1 from ports Message-ID: <2d7d2dd204121202227ba593e1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200412111916.39278.jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com> References: <2d7d2dd204120614235ca769f4@mail.gmail.com> <200412111916.39278.jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com>
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 19:16:39 -0600, Jay Moore <jaymo@cromagnon.cullmail.com> wrote: > On Monday 06 December 2004 04:23 pm, Simon Burke wrote: > > > > I've recently done a fresh install of 5.3, i updated ports using cvsup > > to install gnome2.8, which im using know, great. > > > > Problem is that it wont allow me to compile openoffice properly, i > > cant give an error message as its about 7hrs in i get the message > > and i've since made clean. > > > > Does anyone know if it is broken? or how i can get an openoffice > > release installed, as 1.0 is apparentlyu broken according to ports and > > 1.1 wont compile sucessfully. > > I've tried to compile OO on a couple of FreeBSD boxes. It actually came to a > successful conclusion on one, but crapped itself after I used it a few times. > I really disliked being redirected to Sun's website to click through their > Java license agreements, too. > > I finally solved the problem by installing Fedora Core 2 on an old laptop that > I use as a "desktop" Windoze replacement - OO was part of the standard setup, > and it works quite well so far. > > Jay > I now have a working openoffice. As mentioned before i just needed to install the native jdk14 before i started with openoffice. This wasnt made clear at the start but still it now works. -- Theres no place like ::1 Thanks, SimonB
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