%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ AbiWord The AbiWord package contains a word processing application. This is useful for writing reports, letters and other formatted documents. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &AbiWord-md5sum; Download size: &AbiWord-size; Estimated disk space required: &AbiWord-buildsize; Estimated build time: &AbiWord-time; AbiWord Dependencies Required , and Recommended Optional , , , , Enchant (uses ) and wv (with libwmf installed first) Optional for Plugins , , , , , (for gypsthon mailmerge), Aiksaurus, libgda, libgnomedb, libwmf, libwpd, EPS, OTS and Psiconv Install AbiWord by running the following commands: cd abi && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && cd ../abiword-plugins && sed -i 's:python2.3:python2.4:g' configure && ./configure --prefix=/usr --without-inter7eps && make && cd ../abi This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && cp -v -rf docs /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord && cd ../abiword-plugins && make install Build the help files by issuing the following commands as an unprivileged user: cd ../abiword-docs && ./make-html.sh Then, as the root user, install the help files: install -v -m644 man/abiword.1 /usr/share/man/man1 && install -v -m644 Manual/en/Abiword_Manual.abw \ /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord/docs && cp -v -rf help /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord && find /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2/AbiWord/help \ -type d -exec chmod -v 755 {} \; If you have a GNOME-2 installation, issue the following command as the root user: cd .. && install -v -m644 abidistfiles/GNOME_AbiWord_Control_2_2.server \ $GNOME_PREFIX/lib/bonobo/servers sed -i 's:python2.3:python2.4:g' configure: This command changes the version of Python that AbiWord looks for. --without-inter7eps: Some of the headers from the EPS package are not compatible with GCC-4.0.x. This parameter prevents linking to the package and incurring a build failure. ./make-html.sh: This command creates the HTML files used by AbiWord when help is requested from the main menu. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories abiword, AbiWord-2.2, ttfadmin.sh, and ttftool Numerous plugin library support modules /usr/lib/AbiWord-2.2 and /usr/share/AbiSuite-2.2 Short Descriptions abiword is a symbolic link to the main AbiWord-2.2 executable. abiword AbiWord-2.2 is the word-processing program executable. AbiWord-2.2 ttfadmin.sh generates support files required by AbiWord for each TrueType font in a given directory. ttfadmin.sh ttftool is a utility for processing TrueType fonts. ttftool