Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:07:26 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: David Banning <sky_tracker@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing staroffice problem Message-ID: <20000624200726.H233@parish> In-Reply-To: <39550035.BF2ABB7E@yahoo.com>; from sky_tracker@yahoo.com on Sat, Jun 24, 2000 at 02:38:45PM -0400 References: <3954EA26.836DE7D4@yahoo.com> <20000624185554.D233@parish> <39550035.BF2ABB7E@yahoo.com>
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On Sat, Jun 24, 2000 at 02:38:45PM -0400, David Banning wrote: > Mark Ovens wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jun 24, 2000 at 01:04:38PM -0400, David Banning wrote: > > > on installing make from ports I got the message; > > > ===> staroffice-5.1a Please manually download so51a_lnx_01.tar from > > > http://www.sun.com/staroffice. Put so51a_lnx_01.tar into the directory > > > /usr/ports/distfiles/staroffice5 and run make again. > > > > > > > >From the Makefile: > > > > DISTNAME= so51a_lnx_01 > > EXTRACT_SUFX= .tar > > DISTFILES= applicat.rdb.gz libofa517li.so libsdb517li.so > > > > Which suggests that it's looking for the 3 distfiles, not > > so51a_lnx_01.tar. What does so51a_lnx_01.tar contain? i.e. > > > > tar tvf /usr/ports/distfiles/staroffice5/so51a_lnx_01.tar > > Got it. - now I'm futher along, but still having problems. > When the script gets to this part; > > @${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKDIR}/applicat.rdb ${PREFIX}/Office51/bin > @${INSTALL_DATA} ${_DISTDIR}/libofa517li.so > ${PREFIX}/Office51/lib > @${INSTALL_DATA} ${_DISTDIR}/libsdb517li.so > ${PREFIX}/Office51/lib > @${CHMOD} 100755 ${PREFIX}/Office51/lib/libofa517li.so > @${CHMOD} 100755 ${PREFIX}/Office51/lib/libsdb517li.so > @${PATCH} -s ${PREFIX}/Office51/bin/setup > ${FILESDIR}/setup.patch > @${PATCH} -s ${PREFIX}/Office51/bin/soffice > ${FILESDIR}/soffice.patch > @${PERL} -pi -e 's|DefaultDestPath = > "${PREFIX}/Office51";|DefaultDestPa > th = "~/Office51";|' ${PREFIX}/Office51/instdb.ins > > > It gives be errors saying directory /usr/local/Office51 doesn't exist - > so I made one. > Then it gives me an error saying /usr/local/Office51/bin doesn't exist - > so I made one. > same for /usr/local/Office51/lib > > eventually it wants to patch the files setup and soffice. I found a > setup in > the work directory of the staroffice5 installation but there was an > error when it > tried to patch - the soffice file is not anywhere on my system. > > Now, I know now I'm lost. > Hmm, not sure exactly what's gone wrong; the @${INSTALL_DATA} lines *should* have created /usr/local/Office51/ etc. You are doing this as root, aren't you?. Also you should be running ``make install'' not just ``make''. Try, as root, ``make clean install'' and if it still falls over then post the output - all of it if possible. > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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