Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:30:20 GMT From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/76057: Handbook method for obtaining OpenOffice doesn't work Message-ID: <200502271530.j1RFUKVM019072@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/76057; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/76057: Handbook method for obtaining OpenOffice doesn't work Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:20:14 +0100 On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 03:59:56PM +0100, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 02:40:15PM +0000, Remko Lodder wrote: > > The following reply was made to PR docs/76057; it has been noted by GNATS. > > > > From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> > > To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, john@starfire.mn.org > > Cc: > > Subject: Re: docs/76057: Handbook method for obtaining OpenOffice doesn't > > work > > Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:32:20 +0100 > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I created a patch that might solve this PR. > > > > Does anyone have suggestions in how i can do this better? > > > > the 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 14:05:28 -0000 > > @@ -631,9 +631,10 @@ > > Porting Team</ulink>'s web site.</para> > > > > <para>To install <application>OpenOffice.org</application>, > > - do:</para> > > + download the appropriate package from the FreeBSD OpenOffice > > + Porting Team web site. Then install the package:</para> > > > > - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r > > openoffice</userinput></screen> > > + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add > > <replaceable>openoffice_install.tgz</replaceable></userinput></screen> > > > > If you run a -RELEASE the "remote package" exists. It should be more > interesting to keep the current text and add a note to point people (and > persons using something else than -RELEASE) on > http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/ for up to date packages. No need > to give the pkg_add(8) command line since the reader should be able to > adapt the previous example and since the package name may vary a lot > (look at > http://oootranslation.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/ooomisc/FreeBSD/). > > Marc Hi Marc! Thanks for the feedback, i worked out your comments and this is the result: 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 15:18:10 -0000 @@ -635,6 +635,14 @@ <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;.</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 What do you think about that? -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder ** remko@elvandar.org Reporter DSINET ** remko@DSINet.org Founder Tienervaders ** remko@tienervaders.org FreeBSD Documentation Project ** remko@FreeBSD.org
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