OpenOffice-3.2.1

Installation of OpenOffice

The OpenOffice source code is distributed in several tarballs. You should extract each from the same top-level directory before entering the build directory. At a minimum, you will need to extract the “core” and “system” tarballs. Note that the source directory name is not consistent with the tarball name and will be named OOO320_m19.

It is possible to build with a system-installed Mozilla, however, it requires a very intrusive patch, and is version specific. Additionally, you'll need to build against SeaMonkey-2.6.1 or Thunderbird-9.0.1 for full LDAP and address book functionality. Instead, use the in-tree Seamonkey build. Copy the tarball into the source tree with the following command:

cp ../seamonkey-1.1.14-source.tar.bz2 moz/download/

If you want to optimize the build, edit the appropriate makefile in solenv/inc/ and add the desired optimization flags to the CFLAGSOPT variable. The makefiles are arch specific, for instance edit unxlngi6.mk for i686, or unxlngx6.mk for x86_64. Some users have reported problems with -fomit-frame-pointer. The best option is to not use any custom optimizations.

Note

Because of the complexity of the OpenOffice build system, it is not possible to provide generic build instructions for all systems. You should review the output of configure --help and take advantage of any system installed programs and libraries available using the --enable-*, --disable-*, and --with-system-* parameters, and provide any additional environment variables needed.

OpenOffice fails to compile if umask is set to something exotic. The build can also fail if the LANG or LC_ALL environment variables are set. Use the following commands to change your environment accordingly:

umask 0022 &&
unset LANG LC_ALL

Install OpenOffice by running the following commands:

patch -Np1 -i ../OOo_3.2.1-with-system-db5-1.patch &&
autoreconf &&
PKG_CONFIG=/usr/bin/pkg-config ./configure \
            --disable-binfilter            \
            --disable-fontooo              \
            --disable-gnome-vfs            \
            --disable-odk                  \
            --disable-qadevooo             \
            --enable-cairo                 \
            --without-afms                 \
            --without-fonts                \
            --without-ppds                 \
            --without-pam                  \
            --with-system-stdlibs          \
            --with-system-cairo            \
            --with-system-expat            \
            --with-system-zlib             \
            --with-package-format=native   \
            --with-vendor="BLFS"           \
            --with-use-shell=bash &&
source LinuxX86Env.Set.sh &&
./bootstrap &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

pushd instsetoo_native/unxlng?6.pro/OpenOffice/\
native/install/en-US/linux-2.6-*/buildroot/opt &&
cp -r -v openoffice.org3 /opt/openoffice-3.2.1 &&
cp -r -v openoffice.org/* /opt/openoffice-3.2.1 &&
ln -sf basis3.2 /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/basis-link &&
popd &&

for appl in sbase scalc sdraw simpress smath soffice spadmin swriter
do
    ln -v -sf /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/program/$appl /usr/bin
done &&

pushd sysui/desktop/icons &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/icons/{hicolor,locolor} &&
cp -r -v hicolor/* /usr/share/icons/hicolor &&
cp -r -v locolor/* /usr/share/icons/locolor &&
popd

If you have installed desktop-file-utils-0.18, you should copy the *.desktop files to /usr/share/applications using the following commands as the root user:

install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/applications &&
pushd /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/share/xdg/ &&
for appl in *.desktop
do
    sed -i '/Exec/d' $appl &&
    echo "Exec=/usr/bin/s`echo $appl | sed 's/.desktop//'`" >> $appl &&
    sed -i '/Icon/d' $appl &&
    echo "Icon=`echo "ooo-${appl}3.2" | sed 's/\.desktop//'`" >> $appl
done &&
sed -i 's@bin/sprinteradmin@bin/spadmin@' printeradmin.desktop &&
cp -v *.desktop /usr/share/applications &&
update-desktop-database &&
popd

If you've chosen to build any additional dictionaries or any of the extensions, you'll need to copy them to the installation directory. Run the following commands as the root user:

Note

The following two command blocks will not exit with a zero value, and the second will require you to press 'y' before installation. Keep this in mind if scripting the build.

cp -v dictionaries/unxlngi6.pro/bin/dict-*.oxt \
    sdext/unxlngi6.pro/bin/*.oxt \
    reportbuilder/unxlngi6.pro/bin/report-builder.oxt \
    swext/unxlngi6.pro/bin/wiki-publisher.oxt \
    /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/share/extension/install

Now, while still the root user, add everything into the shared installation:

for ext in /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/share/extension/install/*.oxt
do
    /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/program/unopkg add --shared --verbose $ext
done

Note

OpenOffice default language tools will not work out of the box. You will have to explicitly select the proper language settings from within one of the installed programs by going into the Tools menu and selecting Options. Under Language Settings, Languages, select the desired language for all settings. Do not leave "Default" in any drop down menu here.

Finally, if you'd like to edit OpenOffice documents directly from SeaMonkey-2.6.1 or Firefox-9.0.1, create a symbolic link in your plugins directory to /opt/openoffice-3.2.1/program/libnpsoplugin.so. Additionally, you must enable the plugin from the Internet Options within any OpenOffice application.