source: xsoft/office/gnumeric.xml@ 62a13a9

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY gnumeric-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnumeric/1.2/gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnumeric/1.2/gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-size          "14.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-buildsize     "185 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-time          "1.97 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="gnumeric" xreflabel="Gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="gnumeric.html" ?>
<title>Gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Gnumeric</application></title>

<para>The <application>Gnumeric</application> package contains a spreadsheet 
program. This is useful for financial analysis.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnumeric-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnumeric-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnumeric-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gnumeric-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnumeric-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Gnumeric</application> dependencies</title>

<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="libgnomeprintui"/> 
and <xref linkend="libgsf"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="Python"/>, 
<xref linkend="docbook-utils"/>, 
<ulink url="http://www.pygtk.org/">PyGTK</ulink> and 
<ulink url="http://www.gnome-db.org/download.php">libgnomedb</ulink> 
(requires <ulink url="http://www.gnome-db.org/download.php">libgda</ulink>)
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Gnumeric</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Gnumeric</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
   --localstatedir=/var/lib  --sysconfdir=/etc &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var/lib</parameter>: This switch puts 
<application>ScrollKeeper</application> files in 
<filename class="directory">/var/lib/scrollkeeper</filename> 
instead of <filename class="directory">/usr/var/scrollkeeper</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter>: This switch puts configuration 
files in <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">/usr/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/sbin</parameter>: This switch puts libexec 
files in <filename class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">/usr/libexec</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Gnumeric</application> package contains 
<command>gnumeric</command>, 
<command>ssconvert</command>, 
<command>gnumeric-component</command> and numerous filters, plugins and 
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> components.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>gnumeric</title>
<para><command>gnumeric</command> is
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>'s spreadsheet
application.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ssconvert</title>
<para><command>ssconvert</command> is a command line utility to convert 
spreadsheet files between various spreadsheet file formats.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>gnumeric-component</title>
<para><command>gnumeric-component</command> is a command line utility to 
enable, disable or modify the various 
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> components available
to <application>Gnumeric</application>.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>