OpenOffice-1.1.4

OpenOffice does not create a directory when you extract the TAR ball. Create a build directory and extract the source with the following commands:

mkdir OOo-build &&
cd OOo-build &&
tar -zxf ../OOo_1.1.4_source.tar.gz

Apply all of the downloaded patches:

for PATCH in ../OOo_1.1.4-*.patch
    do patch -Np1 -i ${PATCH}
done

Copy the STLport TAR ball into the source tree:

cp ../STLport-4.6.2.tar.gz stlport/download/

STLport looks for the c++ headers in the wrong location. Put a temporary symlink in place to satisfy STLport:

Now, as the root user:

ln -sf /usr/include/c++/3.4.3 /usr/g++-v3

Create a temporary symlink to the JRE's motif libraries:

Again, as the root user:

ln -sf ${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/i?86/motif21/libmawt.so /usr/lib

If you want to optimize the build, edit solenv/inc/unxlngi4.mk and add the desired optimization flags to the 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:

Now, as an unprivileged user:

sed -i "s:\-mcpu=pentiumpro::" \
    solenv/inc/unxlngi4.mk

Configure OpenOffice using the following commands. You may build install sets for specific languages based on your preferences. Supply a comma separated list to the --with-lang= switch. If a particular component is not available in the language of your choice, the default will be US English. If you need other languages, be sure to add ENUS to the list; otherwise the build will fail:

cd config_office/ &&
./configure --with-lang=ENUS \
    --with-dict=ENUS --without-fonts \
    --enable-libsn --with-system-zlib \
    --with-system-freetype \
    --with-system-curl --disable-fontooo \
    --enable-libart &&
cd ..

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

Compile OpenOffice using the following commands:

./bootstrap &&
bash -c "source LinuxIntelEnv.Set.sh; dmake"

If you have downloaded localized help content tgz files, you will need to untar them to the appropriate directory as shown below and then recreate the installation set:

for i in ../helpcontent_*_unix.tgz
  do tar -C solver/645/unxlngi4.pro/pck -zxf $i
  done &&
rm -rf instsetoo/unxlngi4.pro &&
bash -c "source LinuxIntelEnv.Set.sh ; dmake"

Install OpenOffice using the following commands to install the US English language set. To install a localized version, replace the 01 with the international telephone country code for your country:

cd instsetoo/unxlngi4.pro/01/normal &&
sed -i "s:^oo_home=.*:oo_home=openoffice:" install

Now, as the root user:

./install --prefix=/opt &&
for appl in sagenda scalc sdraw sfax simpress slabel sletter \
    smaster smath smemo soffice spadmin svcard sweb swriter
  do ln -v -sf /opt/openoffice/program/$appl /usr/bin/$appl
  done

If you have installed desktop-file-utils-0.10 and use KDE, there is no furthur configuration necessary. If you use Gnome, you should copy the *.desktop files to /usr/share/applications with the following commands as the root use:

install -v -d /usr/share/applications -m 755 &&
cp -v /opt/openoffice/share/gnome/net/ooo645*.desktop \
    /usr/share/applications/ &&
rename -v ooo645 ooo /usr/share/applications/ooo645*.desktop

Finally, as the rootuser: remove the temporary symlinks:

rm /usr/g++-v3 &&
rm /usr/lib/libmawt.so