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On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:55 AM, Andre Fischer <awf....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 06.08.2012 22:47, Kay Schenk wrote: > > > >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Andre Fischer <awf....@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I just wanted to let you know that over the weekend I played around > >>>> with Ubuntu metapackages and came up with one that pulls in all > >>>> packages that have to be installed in order to build Apache > OpenOffice. > >>>> > >>>> I have put the relevant files in my public_html directory on > >>>> people.apache.org. Try it out by adding it as additional package > >>>> repository and install package "build-aoo". > >>>> > >>>> A. With the synaptic package manager: > >>>> > >>>> 1. Open the repositories dialog via menu Settings->Repositories > >>>> > >>>> 2. Select tab page "Other Software" > >>>> > >>>> 3. Click the "Add..." button > >>>> > >>>> 4. Fill in after "APT line:" > >>>> deb http://people.apache.org/~af/**repository/< > http://people.apache.org/%7Eaf/repository/>./ > >>>> > >>>> 5. Close all dialogs. > >>>> > >>>> 6. Update package list by clicking on the "Reload" button of the > >>>> tool > >>>> bar. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> B. or via the command line: > >>>> > >>>> 1. Add these lines to /etc/apt/sources.list > >>>> > >>>> deb http://people.apache.org/~af/**repository/< > http://people.apache.org/%7Eaf/repository/>./ > >>>> deb-src http://people.apache.org/~af/**repository/< > http://people.apache.org/%7Eaf/repository/>./ > >>>> > >>>> 2. Execute in a shell > >>>> > >>>> sudo apt-get update > >>>> sudo apt-get install build-aoo > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> The build-aoo metapackage is not signed and on installation you will > >>>> be asked whether you want to install it anyway. > >>>> > >>>> Comments are welcome. > >>>> > >>>> Cool. I'll give it a try. But please everyone, do not share this > >>> link broadly outside of the dev list,because of bandwidth > >>> considerations. > >>> > >>> Maybe after AOO 3.4.1 is released we could host something like this on > >>> SourceForge or Apache Extras/Google Code? > >>> > >>> -Rob > >>> > >>> Andre > >>>> > >>>> Andre -- good for you. > >> > >> Of course, I would still like to make a case for linux windows > >> environments > >> vs OSes, but I know Ubuntu now uses "unity" and I know nothing about > that. > >> > > > > I don't think that this does depend on the window manager/system. I > > mostly depends on the packaging mechanism (deb vs rpm) and the selection > > and versions of packages used by a distribution. > > > um...well you are kind of right I think. I don't want to drag this out with > my views if you are making progress on a Ubuntu packaging. I am just > recalling the "classic" approach to some of the Linux situations. yes, > there is the "deb" vs "rpm" thing, of course, but complete integration of > AOO with the user's environment (those problems with having ti just "show > up" in the user's application selection menu complete with associated icons > and mime-type ineegration) depends to a great extent on the window > environment of the user. > > This being said, most Linux users would just love to have a package that > clearly says -- "for Ubuntu", or "for Fedora", or "for openSuSE". So I > applaud your efforts. You are certainly motivating *me* to explore > openSUSE's build system, :) > > Ubuntu just happens to be the Linux distribution that I use. But since it > > is based on Debian, the build-aoo package may work with other Debianish > > distributions as well. > > > > I intended this more to be proof-of-concept than a production-ready > > package. > > > OK, but don't stop there if you feel so inclined! :) > > > > > > > > > >> We have a LOT of interest from Ubuntu folks so this is a good move. > >> > >> > > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > "I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. > As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool." > -- Eddie Van Halen >
