%general-entities; ]> OpenOffice OpenOffice is an office suite, the open source sibling of StarOffice. Package Information OpenOffice Core Download (HTTP): OpenOffice Core Download (FTP): OpenOffice Core Download MD5 sum: &openoffice-core-md5sum; OpenOffice Core Download size: &openoffice-core-size; OpenOffice System Download (HTTP): OpenOffice System Download (FTP): OpenOffice System Download MD5 sum: &openoffice-system-md5sum; OpenOffice System Download size: &openoffice-system-size; Estimated disk space required: &openoffice-buildsize; Estimated build time: &openoffice-time; Additional Downloads Required patch: Required download: Optional download if you would like to localize the installation: Optional download if you need to support the old StarOffice-5.2 file formats: Optional download if you want to build additional extensions for OpenOffice: Optional download if you want to build the office development kit (cross platform requirement is not optional): OpenOffice Dependencies Required , , , Perl Modules and , , , and Optional ALTLinuxhyph, , , , (built with Java support), , EPM, , , libsndfile, , libwpd, , , , MySpell, MyThes, , , , , , and User Notes: The OpenOffice source code is distributed in several tarballs. You should extract each from the same top-level directory before entering the build directory. At a minimum, you will need to extract the core and system tarballs. Note that the source directory name is not consistent with the tarball name and will be named OOO320_m19. It is possible to build with a system-installed Mozilla, however, it requires a very intrusive patch, and is version specific. Additionally, you'll need to build against or for full LDAP and address book functionality. Instead, use the in-tree Seamonkey build. Copy the tarball into the source tree with the following command: cp ../seamonkey-1.1.14-source.tar.bz2 moz/download/ If you want to optimize the build, edit the appropriate makefile in solenv/inc/ and add the desired optimization flags to the CFLAGSOPT variable. The makefiles are arch specific, for instance edit unxlngi6.mk for i686, or unxlngx6.mk for x86_64. Some users have reported problems with -fomit-frame-pointer. The best option is to not use any custom optimizations. Because of the complexity of the OpenOffice build system, it is not possible to provide generic build instructions for all systems. You should review the output of configure --help and take advantage of any system installed programs and libraries available using the --enable-*, --disable-*, and --with-system-* parameters, and provide any additional environment variables needed. OpenOffice fails to compile if umask is set to something exotic. The build can also fail if the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables are set. Use the following commands to change your environment accordingly: umask 0022 && unset LANG LC_ALL Install OpenOffice by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../OOo_&openoffice-version;-with-system-db5-1.patch && autoreconf && PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config ./configure \ --disable-binfilter \ --disable-fontooo \ --disable-gnome-vfs \ --disable-odk \ --disable-qadevooo \ --enable-cairo \ --without-afms \ --without-fonts \ --without-ppds \ --without-pam \ --with-system-stdlibs \ --with-system-cairo \ --with-system-expat \ --with-system-zlib \ --with-package-format=native \ --with-vendor="BLFS" \ --with-use-shell=bash && source LinuxX86Env.Set.sh && ./bootstrap && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: pushd instsetoo_native/unxlng?6.pro/OpenOffice/\ native/install/en-US/linux-2.6-*/buildroot/opt && cp -r -v openoffice.org3 /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version; && cp -r -v openoffice.org/* /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version; && ln -sf basis3.2 /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version;/basis-link && popd && for appl in sbase scalc sdraw simpress smath soffice spadmin swriter do ln -v -sf /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version;/program/$appl /usr/bin done && pushd sysui/desktop/icons && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/icons/{hicolor,locolor} && cp -r -v hicolor/* /usr/share/icons/hicolor && cp -r -v locolor/* /usr/share/icons/locolor && popd If you have installed , you should copy the *.desktop files to /usr/share/applications using the following commands as the root user: install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/applications && pushd /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version;/share/xdg/ && for appl in *.desktop do sed -i '/Exec/d' $appl && echo "Exec=/usr/bin/s`echo $appl | sed 's/.desktop//'`" >> $appl && sed -i '/Icon/d' $appl && echo "Icon=`echo "ooo-${appl}3.2" | sed 's/\.desktop//'`" >> $appl done && sed -i 's@bin/sprinteradmin@bin/spadmin@' printeradmin.desktop && cp -v *.desktop /usr/share/applications && update-desktop-database && popd If you've chosen to build any additional dictionaries or any of the extensions, you'll need to copy them to the installation directory. Run the following commands as the root user: The following two command blocks will not exit with a zero value, and the second will require you to press 'y' before installation. Keep this in mind if scripting the build. cp -v dictionaries/unxlngi6.pro/bin/dict-*.oxt \ sdext/unxlngi6.pro/bin/*.oxt \ reportbuilder/unxlngi6.pro/bin/report-builder.oxt \ swext/unxlngi6.pro/bin/wiki-publisher.oxt \ /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/share/extension/install Now, while still the root user, add everything into the shared installation: for ext in /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/share/extension/install/*.oxt do /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/program/unopkg add --shared --verbose $ext done OpenOffice default language tools will not work out of the box. You will have to explicitly select the proper language settings from within one of the installed programs by going into the Tools menu and selecting Options. Under Language Settings, Languages, select the desired language for all settings. Do not leave "Default" in any drop down menu here. Finally, if you'd like to edit OpenOffice documents directly from or , create a symbolic link in your plugins directory to /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version;/program/libnpsoplugin.so. Additionally, you must enable the plugin from the Internet Options within any OpenOffice application. PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config: This variable must be set as the version check in configure is broken. --disable-binfilter: This switch disables the build of legacy StarOffice-5 import filters. Omit this switch if you've downloaded the binfilter package above. Warning: Installation of the legacy import filters increases the build time considerably. Only install them if you have these old file types, and need to edit them in OpenOffice. --disable-fontooo: Use Fontconfig instead of the FontOOo. --disable-gnome-vfs: Disable the use of Gnome Virtual File System libraries. Omit this switch only if gio is not available. --disable-odk: This switch disables the build of the OpenOffice SDK. Omit this switch if you've downloaded the SDK package (and additional requirements) above. --disable-qadevooo: This switch skips the building of the quality assurance tools used by the OpenOffice development teams. --enable-cairo: This switch listed in the example configure command above forces the use of the system installed cairo. --without-afms: Do not install afm font types as system installed TrueType fonts are already available. --without-fonts: Do not install Bitstream Vera fonts since they are already included in the X Window System Environment. --without-ppds: Do not install printer description files as these should be handled by your print system. --without-pam: Disable the use of Linux-PAM functions. Omit this switch if Linux-PAM is installed. --with{,out}-system-*: Determines whether to use the system libraries and programs or to build the source packages included in the build tree. --with-build-version="3.2.1-1": Changes the build version to append "-1" to the default version string. --with-vendor="BLFS": Changed the vendor string to "BLFS" in the help->about dialog. --with-use-shell=bash: Tells the OpenOffice build system to use bash instead of tcsh. ./bootstrap: Build the dmake utility required to complete the build. --with-lang=<LANG>: Allows the use of additional languages in OpenOffice. US English (ENUS) is the default. --with-dict=<LANG>: Allows the use of alternate dictionaries in OpenOffice. US English (ENUS) is the default. --with-use-shell=bash: Tells the OpenOffice build system to use bash instead of tcsh. ./bootstrap: Build the dmake utility required to complete the build. for appl in sbase scalc...: Creates symlinks for the applications in /usr/bin. for appl in *.desktop...: Edit the *.desktop files for use with a standard BLFS system. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directory sbase, scalc, sdraw, simpress, smath, soffice, spadmin, and swriter OpenOffice libraries /opt/openoffice-&openoffice-version; Short Descriptions sbase is a database application. sbase scalc is a spreadsheet application. scalc sdraw is a drawing application. sdraw simpress is a presentation application. simpress smath is a mathematical formula editor. smath soffice opens a base window with access to all OpenOffice applications. soffice spadmin is the OpenOffice printer configuration utility. spadmin swriter is a word processing application. swriter