In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Scott Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : M. Warner Losh wrote: : > In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > "Kevin Oberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : > : > Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:07:03 -0700 (MST) : > : > From: "M. Warner Losh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > : > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : > : > : > In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > : > "Coleman Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : > : > : Just to let you know, there are still a significant number of amd64 : > : > : single-core laptops that are still sold these days. : > : > : > : > I have one myself. But I'm considering running FreeBSD/i386 on it : > : > because of all the issues I've had getting a working OpenOffice on it. : > : > : > : > Warner : > : > _______________________________________________ : > : > cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list : > : > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all : > : > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" : > : > : > : : > : The new release of OOo is SUPPOSED to be 64-bit clean. I have no idea : > : when 2.1 will be ported to FreeBSD, but I hope it will be soon. : > : : > : OTOH, I see little reason to run amd64 on most systems which don't have : > : large memories or some other specific reason to run it. The binaries are : > : larger and generally performance changes are minimal. : > : > Last time I tried to build, I tripped over the jdk needing java : > needing mozilla and mozilla was marked as not buildable due to : > security issues. : > : > Warner : : I wonder if you can get around the java mess by defining WITH_GCJ. That : said, Staroffice has been worth the price many times over. Hell, if you : put an hourly consulting rate on the time that you've spent trying to : get OOo to build, you'd probably have enough money to by a new Macbook : Pro and MSOffice. Then just dual boot to FreeBSD and/or run Parallels.
Win4BSD + OpenOffice for windows was what I was thinking... Warner _______________________________________________ cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"