source: xsoft/office/gnumeric.xml@ 1897050e

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY gnumeric-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnumeric/1.4/gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnumeric/1.4/gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-md5sum        "bc60b5c342908e969b320ab833e6b151">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-size          "16.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-buildsize     "206 MB">
  <!ENTITY gnumeric-time          "2.46 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="gnumeric" xreflabel="Gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="gnumeric.html" ?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="gnumeric">
    <primary sortas="a-Gnumeric">Gnumeric</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Gnumeric</title>

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <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 MD5 sum: &gnumeric-md5sum;</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>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Gnumeric Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> then
    <xref linkend="libgnomeprintui"/> and
    <xref linkend="libgsf"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="python"/>,
    <ulink url="http://www.pygtk.org/">PyGTK</ulink>,
    <ulink url="http://www.gnome-db.org/download.php">libgnomedb</ulink>
    (requires <ulink url="http://www.gnome-db.org/download.php">libgda</ulink>),
    <ulink url="http://pxlib.sourceforge.net/">pxlib</ulink> and
    <ulink url="http://www.frodol.dds.nl/psiconv/index.html">Psiconv</ulink></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Gnumeric</title>

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

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
ln -v -s $GNOME_PREFIX/share/gnome/help/gnumeric \
      $GNOME_PREFIX/share/gnumeric/1.4.1/doc</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <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">$GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper</filename>.</para>

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

    <para><command>ln -v -s ...</command>: There's a <ulink
    url="http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161404">bug</ulink> in the
    program that calls <application>Yelp</application> from the main menu
    causing the help function to be unavailable. Creating this symlink allows
    <application>Yelp</application> to find the help files.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>gnumeric, gnumeric-1.4.1, and ssconvert</seg>
        <seg>numerous filters, plugins and <application>GNOME</application>
        components</seg>
        <seg>Not determined at this time</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="gnumeric-prog">
        <term><command>gnumeric</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>symlink to <command>gnumeric-1.4.1</command></para>
          <indexterm zone="gnumeric gnumeric-prog">
            <primary sortas="g-gnumeric">gnumeric</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="gnumeric-1">
        <term><command>gnumeric-1.4.1</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a <application>GNOME</application>'s spreadsheet
          application.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnumeric gnumeric-1">
            <primary sortas="b-gnumeric-1.4.1">gnumeric-1.4.1</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ssconvert">
        <term><command>ssconvert</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a command line utility to convert spreadsheet files
          between various spreadsheet file formats.</para>
          <indexterm zone="gnumeric ssconvert">
            <primary sortas="b-ssconvert">ssconvert</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>