Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 18:34:25 GMT From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> To: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help with StarOffice package install Message-ID: <20000909.18342500@bartequi.ottodomain.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009091140320.99539-100000@www.bellnetworks.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009091140320.99539-100000@www.bellnetworks.net>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 9/9/00, 4:47:38 PM, Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote regarding Help = with StarOffice package install: > I am running FBSD 3.4R. > I have just installed the star office package via: > # pkg_add staroffice-3.1.tgz > This returns the message: > WARNING: In order for this package to work correctly, the following > steps _must_ be taken : > - The Linux libc in /compat/linux must be upgraded to 5.4.4 or=20 later. > This can be achieved by installing version 2.4 or later of the > linux_lib port, or by fetching a later version manually. > - The Linux 'ldconfig' program must be run to update the library > cache details for Linux programs. > NOTE: Do not follow the installation instructions included with the > StarOffice distribution, as these are not required. The first > time a user runs a StarOffice application, the installation > program will be run, which will establish their personal > configuration. > -- > My question is, what is this really saying and what is the easiest way= =20 to > do it? > In /compat/linux/lib I have > root wheel 3070220 Oct 13 1998 libc-2.0.7.so* > root wheel 13 May 2 18:43 libc.so.6 ->libc-2.0.7.so* > Is the warning saying that I need to install linux_base-5.4.4.tgz to=20 get > libc-2.4.so? If so, where do I get the linux_base. Or can I just find = a > copy of libc-2.4.so and copy it to /compat/linux/lib ? > Thanks Dear Jim Freeze, Did you try to launch StarOffice 3.1 ? Did it work ? What happened=20 exactly ? <very wild guess> I am not quite sure about those version numbers; apparently, they look=20 all right.=20 The linux_lib port, AFAIR, is an **old** port -- IIRC, it was=20 substituted by the linux_base port (/usr/ports/emulators/linux_base). </very wild guess> HTH a little bit, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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