Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:04:52 -0400 From: "Jud" <jud@myrealbox.com> To: ler@lerctr.org Cc: lists@tekengine.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: openoffice 1.0.1 Message-ID: <1034859892.2d7a3fc0jud@myrealbox.com>
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-----Original Message----- From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Chris Kulish <lists@tekengine.net> Date: 16 Oct 2002 23:04:00 -0500 Subject: RE: openoffice 1.0.1 On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 22:55, Chris Kulish wrote: > Is this the same package I would be getting from the ports system? YES. built by the port maintainer. the 1.0.1_4 is current as of today. > > Thanks! > C Kulish > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Rosenman [mailto:ler@lerctr.org] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:51 PM > To: NOC - KP^2 > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: openoffice 1.0.1 > > On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 22:43, NOC - KP^2 wrote: > > Has anyone gotten this to compile from ports? I can getting an error > > 139: something about not being able to copy some .zip file because it > > doesn't exist or permissions are not correct. Sorry I don't have the > > exact error (running through another compile after make clean). If > > anyone has seen something like this before, any help would be > > appreciated! > > I've been using the packages from projects.imp.ch/openoffice with good > success. > > > > > > C Kulish > > > > > -- > Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler ************************************************ ************************************************ Between top-, bottom- and mid-posting this thread is getting rather hard to follow. Apologies to readers for not unmangling it. Bottom-posting is considered better, generally. When replying to parts of long posts, inserting your replies after the specific points you're replying to is helpful. OK, now to the substance. I'm coming in late to this thread, so pardon me if I explain something you already know. The package is the same *version* as the port. The package is pre-built - it is very similar to what would be built on your system with a successful install from ports. All other things being equal, ports are generally considered the way to go - you get applications built on your system and optimized for it. When all other things are *not* equal, such as when a port will not successfully build on your system, a package offers a convenient way to obtain an application in pre-built form. In your situation, the package looks like the way to go if you want OpenOffice up and running on your system. If you're keen to work out what the problem is and don't mind taking some time to do so, stick with your efforts to get the port to work. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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