Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 07:53:05 +0200 From: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@scotty.masternet.it> To: davec@unforgettable.com Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: StarOffice 5.1 and setup Message-ID: <4.1.19990710075123.01a2cf10@194.184.65.4> In-Reply-To: <99070920135108.11894@weba7.iname.net>
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At 09/07/99, you wrote: >I know this has been asked many a times and have gotten plenty of replies, >but unfortunately my attempt has been dismal even after combing through >dejanews and FreeBSD's mailing list archives. > >I downloaded StarOffice 5.1 (not 5.01) just recently, hoping to upgrade to >it from my 5.01 which worked perfectly as per lt.tar.com's instructions. I >followed the same proceedure for 5.1, and took some hints from the >StarOffice howto www.freebsdrocks.com for net install. But when I run >/usr/local/StarOffice/bin/soffice after the successful install, or any other >binary from the StarOffice/bin dir, it would always shunt me into the setup >script (where I would always get a pick of repair or deinstall). That was >installing as root. I even tried installing as a regular user into the >user's home dir. Absolutely the same result. > >And yes, I did read through the mailing list archive to grasp the idea that >I need to check my .sversionrc file to make sure it exists, and contains the >correct path. And it does exist, and it does contain the correct path. For >those who were able to run 5.1 successfully, could you please share your >experiences and los if it exists? I've really at an impasse trying to get >this to actually run. It's installed, it just won't get it through it's >head that I don't want the setup script when I run bin/soffice. The setup seems unable to complete the install procedure and it miss to create a file in the home dir of the user ... create a file named : .sversionrc with two lines inside: [Versions] StarOffice 5.1=/usr/local/Office51 It should solve your problems... Best Regards, Gianmarco Giovannelli , "Unix expert since yesterday" http://www.giovannelli.it/~gmarco http://www2.masternet.it To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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