1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY gnumeric-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/gnumeric/1.10/gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY gnumeric-download-ftp "&gnome-download-ftp;/gnumeric/1.10/gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY gnumeric-md5sum "28933c7b1099329d28fdb2f3ce05030d">
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10 | <!ENTITY gnumeric-size "18.0 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY gnumeric-buildsize "238 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY gnumeric-time "2.7 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="gnumeric" xreflabel="Gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="gnumeric.html" ?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>Gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="gnumeric">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-Gnumeric">Gnumeric</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to Gnumeric</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>Gnumeric</application> package contains a
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33 | spreadsheet program. This is useful for mathematical analysis.</para>
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34 |
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35 | &lfs67_checked;
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36 |
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37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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39 | <listitem>
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40 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gnumeric-download-http;"/></para>
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41 | </listitem>
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gnumeric-download-ftp;"/></para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &gnumeric-md5sum;</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>Download size: &gnumeric-size;</para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &gnumeric-buildsize;</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Estimated build time: &gnumeric-time;</para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | </itemizedlist>
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58 |
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59 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Gnumeric Dependencies</bridgehead>
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60 |
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61 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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62 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="goffice"/> and
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63 | <xref linkend="libglade"/></para>
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64 |
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65 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (for a gnome desktop)</bridgehead>
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66 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="GConf"/>,
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67 | <xref linkend="libgnomeui"/> (combined with the
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68 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libgsf-gnome-1</filename> library from the
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69 | <xref linkend="libgsf"/> package.</para>
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70 |
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71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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72 | <para role="optional">
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73 | <ulink url="http://dblatex.sourceforge.net/">dblatex (for PDF docs)</ulink>,
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74 | <ulink url="http://packages.ubuntu.com/warty/libdevel/libgb-dev">Gnome
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75 | Basic</ulink> (this package is no longer under active development),
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76 | <ulink url="http://www.gnome-db.org/">libgnomedb</ulink>*
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77 | (requires <ulink url="http://www.gnome-db.org/">libgda</ulink>),
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78 | <ulink url="http://pxlib.sourceforge.net/">pxlib</ulink>,
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79 | <ulink url="http://www.frodol.dds.nl/psiconv/index.html">Psiconv</ulink> and
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80 | <xref linkend="pygtk"/>
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81 | </para>
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82 |
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83 | <para>* The
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84 | <application>libgda</application>/<application>libgnomedb</application>
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85 | stack required for <application>Gnumeric</application> database
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86 | access may conflict with the versions used by the
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87 | <xref linkend="abiword"/> database plugin. Though the libraries
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88 | themselves pose no conflict, the executables and support files may
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89 | overwrite one another. Note that the current (version 4.1.x) stack does not
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90 | support <application>AbiWord</application> database access.</para>
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91 |
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92 | <note>
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93 | <para>Though only a run-time dependency, if you don't install the
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94 | <xref linkend="yelp"/> package, the built-in help functionality in
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95 | <application>Gnumeric</application> will not be available.</para>
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96 | </note>
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97 |
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98 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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99 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gnumeric"/></para>
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100 |
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101 | </sect2>
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102 |
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103 | <sect2 role="installation">
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104 | <title>Installation of Gnumeric</title>
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105 |
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106 | <para>Install <application>Gnumeric</application> by running the following
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107 | commands:</para>
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108 |
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109 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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110 | --sysconfdir=&gnome-etc-dir; \
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111 | --localstatedir=/var/lib &&
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112 | make</userinput></screen>
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113 |
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114 | <para>This package requires that it is installed before the test suite is
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115 | run. The commands to run the tests are located a bit later in the
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116 | instructions. If you run the tests now, two will fail with obscure
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117 | messages about <literal>gconf</literal> (assuming that you installed
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118 | that dependancy).</para>
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119 |
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120 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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121 |
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122 | <screen role='root'><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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123 |
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124 | </sect2>
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125 |
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126 | <sect2 role="commands">
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127 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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128 |
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129 | <para><option>--enable-pdfdocs</option>: Use this switch if you have
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130 | installed dblatex and wish to create PDF docs.</para>
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131 |
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132 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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133 | href="../../xincludes/gnome-sysconfdir.xml"/>
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134 |
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135 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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136 | href="../../xincludes/scrollkeeper-dir.xml"/>
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137 |
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138 | </sect2>
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139 |
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140 | <sect2 role="testing">
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141 | <title>Testing gnumeric</title>
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142 |
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143 | <para>If you wish to run the testuite, issue:</para>
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144 |
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145 | <screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen>
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146 |
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147 | <para>All 11 tests (if you have installed the recommended dependencies)
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148 | should pass (many tests are skipped because the xls files do not exist).</para>
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149 |
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150 | </sect2>
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151 |
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152 | <sect2 role="content">
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153 | <title>Contents</title>
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154 |
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155 | <segmentedlist>
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156 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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157 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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158 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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159 |
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160 | <seglistitem>
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161 | <seg>gnumeric, gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;, ssconvert, ssgrep, and ssindex</seg>
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162 | <seg>libspreadsheet and numerous filters, plugins and
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163 | <application>GNOME</application> components</seg>
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164 | <seg>/usr/include/libspreadsheet-1.10,
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165 | /usr/lib/gnumeric,
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166 | /usr/share/{,gnome/help/}gnumeric</seg>
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167 | </seglistitem>
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168 | </segmentedlist>
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169 |
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170 | <variablelist>
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171 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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172 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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173 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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174 |
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175 | <varlistentry id="gnumeric-prog">
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176 | <term><command>gnumeric</command></term>
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177 | <listitem>
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178 | <para>is a symlink to
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179 | <command>gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;</command></para>
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180 | <indexterm zone="gnumeric gnumeric-prog">
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181 | <primary sortas="g-gnumeric">gnumeric</primary>
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182 | </indexterm>
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183 | </listitem>
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184 | </varlistentry>
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185 |
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186 | <varlistentry id="gnumeric-1">
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187 | <term><command>gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;</command></term>
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188 | <listitem>
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189 | <para>is <application>GNOME</application>'s spreadsheet
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190 | application.</para>
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191 | <indexterm zone="gnumeric gnumeric-1">
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192 | <primary sortas="b-gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;">gnumeric-&gnumeric-version;</primary>
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193 | </indexterm>
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194 | </listitem>
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195 | </varlistentry>
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196 |
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197 | <varlistentry id="ssconvert">
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198 | <term><command>ssconvert</command></term>
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199 | <listitem>
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200 | <para>is a command line utility to convert spreadsheet files
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201 | between various spreadsheet file formats.</para>
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202 | <indexterm zone="gnumeric ssconvert">
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203 | <primary sortas="b-ssconvert">ssconvert</primary>
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204 | </indexterm>
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205 | </listitem>
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206 | </varlistentry>
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207 |
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208 | <varlistentry id="ssgrep">
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209 | <term><command>ssgrep</command></term>
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210 | <listitem>
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211 | <para>is a command line utility to search spreadsheets for strings.</para>
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212 | <indexterm zone="gnumeric ssgrep">
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213 | <primary sortas="b-ssgrep">ssindex</primary>
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214 | </indexterm>
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215 | </listitem>
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216 | </varlistentry>
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217 |
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218 | <varlistentry id="ssindex">
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219 | <term><command>ssindex</command></term>
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220 | <listitem>
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221 | <para>is a command line utility to generate index data for
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222 | spreadsheet files.</para>
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223 | <indexterm zone="gnumeric ssindex">
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224 | <primary sortas="b-ssindex">ssindex</primary>
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225 | </indexterm>
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226 | </listitem>
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227 | </varlistentry>
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228 |
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229 | </variablelist>
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230 |
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231 | </sect2>
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232 |
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233 | </sect1>
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