Apply the downloaded patches and copy gpc files. mv ../gpc231/* external/gpc && rm -rf ../gpc231 && for p in ../openoffice-&openoffice-version;-*.patch do patch -Np1 -i $p done If you want to optimize the build, edit solenv/inc/unxlngi4.mk and add the desired optimization flags to CFLAGSOPT variable. Some users have reported problems with -fomit-frame-pointer. The best option is to not use any custom optimizations. The following command removes an incorrect -mcpu option in the above file. cd solenv/inc && cp unxlngi4.mk unxlngi4.mk.orig && sed -e "s:\-mcpu=pentiumpro::" \ unxlngi4.mk.orig > unxlngi4.mk && cd ../.. Configure openoffice using the following commands. You may build install sets for only specific languages based on your preferences. If a particular component is not available in the language of your choice, the default will be English. The following option compiles all available languages. BTW, if you restrict the languages, be sure to add ENUS to the list, without it the build fails. Also, the build fails when the environment variable LANG is set, unset it before compiling. cd config_office/ && ./configure --with-lang=ALL && cd .. Compile OpenOffice using the following commands. Openoffice fails to compile if the umask is set to something exotic. Set umask to 022 if you normally set it to something else. ./bootstrap && bash -c "source LinuxIntelEnv.Set.sh; dmake" If you have downloaded localized help content zip files, you will need to unzip them to the appropriate directory as mentioned below and then recreate the installation set. cd solver/645/unxlngi4.pro/pck && for i in $(ls ../../../../../helpcontent_*_unix.tgz) do tar -xvzf $i done && cd ../../../../instsetoo && rm -rf unxlngi4.pro && cd .. && bash -c "source LinuxIntelEnv.Set.sh ; dmake" Install OpenOffice using the following commands. The following commands install the English language set. To install a localized version, replace the 01 by the international telephone country code for your country. Note that when installing, it needs a X Display, even though there is no visible X window. You can use Xvfb if you are compiling on a console. cd instsetoo/unxlngi4.pro/01/normal && cp install install.orig && sed -e "s:^oo_home=.*:oo_home=openoffice:" install.orig > install && ./install --prefix=/opt && for appl in swriter scalc sdraw simpress smath soffice spadmin do ln -sf /opt/openoffice/program/$appl /usr/bin/$appl done