Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:59:51 +0100 From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/76057: Handbook method for obtaining OpenOffice doesn't work Message-ID: <20050227215951.GL62049@elvandar.org> In-Reply-To: <20050227181242.GG2309@nosferatu.blackend.org> References: <200502271440.j1REeFta013299@freefall.freebsd.org> <20050227145956.GQ2309@nosferatu.blackend.org> <20050227152013.GG62049@elvandar.org> <20050227155109.GC2309@nosferatu.blackend.org> <20050227161648.GJ62049@elvandar.org> <20050227181242.GG2309@nosferatu.blackend.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 07:12:42PM +0100, Marc Fonvieille wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 05:16:49PM +0100, Remko Lodder wrote:
> >
> > So that would make the below diff? :-)
> >
> > Index: chapter.sgml
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml,v
> > retrieving revision 1.50
> > diff -u -r1.50 chapter.sgml
> > --- chapter.sgml 20 Feb 2005 12:51:33 -0000 1.50
> > +++ chapter.sgml 27 Feb 2005 15:54:46 -0000
> > @@ -635,6 +635,15 @@
> >
> > <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r openoffice</userinput></screen>
> >
> > + <note>
> > + <para>If you are <emphasis>not</emphasis> running a -RELEASE
> > + version of &os; this might not work. You should then look on
> > + the FreeBSD OpenOffice Porting Team web site and download the
> > + appropriate package and install the package using
> > + &man.pkg_add.1;. You will also find the latest version and
> > + the latest development version here.</para>
> > + </note>
>
> Maybe I'm picky but I'm not sure about the use of "here" (there?),
> perhaps the last sentence may be reworded in "You will also find the
> latest production and developement versions...". I dunno, someone with
> better english skills should correct me.
>
> Marc
Marc,
Yes you are picky :) but that is not a problem :-)
I discussed this on #bsddocs and we came up with the following:
Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/desktop/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.50
diff -u -r1.50 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml 20 Feb 2005 12:51:33 -0000 1.50
+++ chapter.sgml 27 Feb 2005 21:56:39 -0000
@@ -635,6 +635,15 @@
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r openoffice</userinput></screen>
+ <note>
+ <para>When running a -RELEASE version of &os; this will work.
+ Otherwise you should look on the &os; OpenOffice Porting Team
+ web site and download and install the appropriate package
+ using &man.pkg_add.1;. Both the current release and
+ development version are available for download at this
+ site.</para>
+ </note>
+
<para>Once the package is installed, you must run the setup
program and choose a <option>standard workstation installation</option>.
Run this command as the user who will use
--
Kind regards,
Remko Lodder ** remko@elvandar.org
Reporter DSINET ** remko@DSINet.org
Founder Tienervaders ** remko@tienervaders.org
FreeBSD Documentation Project ** remko@FreeBSD.org
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20050227215951.GL62049>