Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:52:23 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Word processor for 6.1 Message-ID: <200609042052.27204.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <10609041855.AA19240@pluto.rain.com> References: <10609040708.AA17675@pluto.rain.com> <200609040750.30916.donaldjoneill@gmail.com> <10609041855.AA19240@pluto.rain.com>
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On Monday 04 September 2006 22:55, Perry Hutchison wrote: > > > Anyone know where I can find a working word processor for 6.1? > > ... > > > You can go to http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/ and download > > openoffice2.0.3 pre-built binaries from there. I would suggest > > that, rather than trying to build it. > > Thanks for the pointer. That is the sort of thing I was hoping for. > > > You're probably going to need java. I suggest getting the pre-built > > binary for diablo-jdk-1.5.0.07.00, you can get it here: > > http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml > > The diablo port appeared to build OK as a dependency :) but I should > probably d/l this one also just in case. > > > Try to save yourself as much pain as possible. Building openoffice > > from ports tends to fall in the category of pain. > > So it would seem :( > > I thought the whole point of the Ports Collection was to avoid this > sort of problem. I find it's a reasonably reliable build these days. And once it's installed it doesn't really matter all that much if the occasional build fails, since you still have the previous version installed.
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