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Date:      Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:48:07 +0200
From:      Benjamin Thelen <bt@ccgis.de>
To:        epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net>
Cc:        freebsd-openoffice@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Install error OOo-1.1.3 on 4.10p3
Message-ID:  <41792BB7.5060406@ccgis.de>
In-Reply-To: <20041020125503.65ef6fcd@localhost>
References:  <41768B54.9090002@ccgis.de> <20041020125503.65ef6fcd@localhost>

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epilogue wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:59:16 +0200
> Benjamin Thelen <bt@ccgis.de> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi lists,
>>
>>I am now really stumped and appreciate you for your assistance. I had 
>>this very error already with OOo-1.1.2 on three 4.10p2 FreeBSD boxes 
>>in the end of August, posted it to the list, but got no answer. I got 
>>along by installing a 1.1.0 package and hoped that this error will be 
>>solved in future ports.
>>
>>
>>Compiling seems alright. This error-message occurs right after "make 
>>install".
>>
>>#
>># UGLY hack to not have to specify a X-Display.
>>#
>>/usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb :1001 -screen 0 800x600x24 > /dev/null 2>&1 & echo
>>$! > /data/ports/editors/openoffice-1.1/work/.Xvfb.pid
>>cd: can't cd to 
>>/data/ports/editors/openoffice-1.1/work/OOo_1.1.3_src/instsetoo/
>>*.pro/01/normal/
>>*** Error code 2
>>Stop in /data/ports/editors/openoffice-1.1.
>>
>>
>>Does anybody know, what's wrong here?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>I then tried "pkg_add -r openoffice-1.1", but the files couldn't be 
>>found. After this I asked google, found packages, but they were build 
>>against x.org (see thread initiated by Nakata Maho, diskussing using 
>>x.org or xFree86). Are there any packages built against xFree86
>>available?
> 
> 
> until such time as other packages are made available, you can try what i
> have done in the past - installing OO despite having the wrong X server.
> this method has been successful for me numerous times:
> 
> 1) download the pkg for your system
> 
> 2) pkg_add -f openoffice-[ver] 
> 
> 3) pkgdb -Fu    # almost all the xorg/xfree pieces have very similar
> names, so selecting the correct dependency is straightforward.  only
> with XFree86-fontScalable might you have to make a choice between
> Type1 or TrueType.  both seem to work, but with slightly different
> results (i'm not sure which is best and don't much care - but if you
> read-up on it, you should be able to figure it out).
> 
> 4) start openoffice and enjoy.


Hi,

Sounds very good! I'll check it out as soon Don and I got along with
debugging this error!

Thank's to you as well!

Ben



> 
> 
>>... or do you generally recommend switching to x.org?
> 
> 
> while xorg is now default on 5.3, what they will do with 4.11 is
> unclear (at least to me).  either system (xorg/xfree) will work and
> both should be available via ports for the forseeable future.  in short,
> it is a matter of preference (or features) -- and a decision which is
> entirely up to you.   =]
> 
> 
> hth,
> epi
> 
> 
>>Sorry, to bother, thanks for your help!
>>
>>
>>Ben
>>
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