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Date:      Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:54:09 +0000
From:      Rob Mason <rob@bsdbox.homeunix.com>
To:        "P.U.Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: OpenOffice 2.0 under Gnome 2.12.1
Message-ID:  <43745C31.6@bsdbox.homeunix.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051111052856.V88602@www.pukruppa.net>
References:  <43721D23.2000609@bsdbox.homeunix.com> <op.sz1fpgei9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20051111052856.V88602@www.pukruppa.net>

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P.U.Kruppa wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:00:35 -0600, Rob Mason 
>> <rob@bsdbox.homeunix.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I've just completed a fresh install of FBSD-6.0, have cvsup'd ports, 
>>> and
>>> have installed 2.12.1. Everything works fine. I've just attempted to
>>> download the OpenOffice 2.0 (FBSD 6.0 version) binary from
>>> http://projects.imp.ch/openoffice/ and run a 'pkg_add' against the tbz
>>> file. It appears to have worked, but the binary won't run - it gives
>>> quite a screenful of Gtk errors and hangs (if I run it from a shell).
>>
>>
>> We can't read your mind to know what kind of errors you are seeing. 
>> Show us!
>>
>>> Has anyone successfully got OpenOffice 2.0 running with FBSD-6.0 and
>>> Gnome 2.12???
>>
> No, neither OOo 2 nor OOo 1 did build on my FBSD-6 / Gnome 2.12 during 
> the last weeks. I am still running an old OOo 2Beta build.
> If you are in an urgent need of an office suite I would recommend to 
> try Linux binaries - they run absolutely well (with linux_base-rh-9)
>
> Uli.
>
>>
>> You might want to check if OpenOffice is built with GNOME 2.10.x or 
>> 2.12.x. You need to ask whomever built those packages. If OpenOffice 
>> built with GNOME 2.10, then I don't think it will run in new ports 
>> stuff like GTK 2.8.x, GNOME 2.12.x and etc.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mezz
>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
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>
>
>
> *********************************************
> * Peter Ulrich Kruppa - Wuppertal - Germany *
> *********************************************

I have the linux module loaded, but must confess that I've never had the 
need to use it. How would I go about install the linux versions of OOo - 
pkg_add???

Rgds

Rob




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