Broken link replacement: Compile from source code? Try this: <http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/02/compile_software_from_source_code/>
> -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: > (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??) > From: "Anthony Easthope [via Document Foundation Mail Archive]" > <ml-node+s969070n4077342...@n3.nabble.com> > Date: Wed, October 09, 2013 3:59 am > To: contrazz <dig...@contrawise.net> > > > But I like compiling from source complains the battle scared OS > pioneer! > > [1]http://lifehacker.com/398611/how-to-compile-software-from-source-cod > e > > > > On Wed, 9 Oct 2013, at 04:02 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > > Hi :) > > > I suspect that a lot of your concerns and more besides are shared by > the > > > LO devs and in some cases by the companies they work for. > > > > > > My guess is that is part of the reason we don't already have 1-click > > > installers. We already have at least 2 systems that work (repos and > > > copy&paste from instructions) so there is nothing driving them to > produce > > > some hasty bodge in the "release early and release often" style. > > > Another, slightly wilder, guess is that you might need to do 1 extra > step > > > = such as unzipping a container-file (as we can do with .odt files). > > > > > > This whole topic, about 1-click installers, is a "chinese whisper" > (not > > > sure why the Chinese get the blame for it as we all do it). It would > be > > > better for one or 2 of us to contact the devs to initially find out > > > 1. If there is a plan or vague idea to create 1-click installers for > the > > > 3 or 4 ways of packaging such things for Gnu&Linux (maybe and Bsd?) > > > If there is then 2 follow-up questions arise > > > 2. How imminent are such plans? Soon or years away? > > > 3. Are compiled binaries going to be available? (perhaps in .deb or > .rpm > > > form for people to repackage for various distros such as Slackware > (or > > > use tools such as the alien thing)) > > > > > > At the moment we are all just making guesses based on something that > 1 > > > person thinks they might vaguely remember having heard or read about > some > > > time ago. With no proof or links to anything to suggest that vague > > > memory has any basis in fact. Errr, that 1 person was me so i deeply > > > apologise for that and for not intervening sooner [hangs head in > shame] > > > [shuffles feet] > > > > > > Apols and regards from > > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Girvin Herr <girvin.h...@sbcglobal.net> > > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > > > Sent: Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 0:35 > > > Subject: Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: > > > (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??) > > > > > > > > > <snip /> > > > > > > Of course, I could always compile the source > > > code, but that can be another can of worms and it takes a lot longer > to > > > compile LO than to just repackage the already compiled binary. I am > not > > > sure what your definition of "distro" is in your reply above. It > could > > > mean the LO distro or the Linux distro, in my case Slackware. > > > > > > <snip /> > > > > > > Generally, such package installers need to be run as root and that is > a > > > no-no with me. > > > > > > <snip /> > > > > > > Take care. > > > > > > Girvin Herr > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > > > Problems? > > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > > Posting guidelines + more: > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot > be > > > deleted > > > > > > > > > -- > > Anthony Easthope > > antiso...@myopera.com > > References > > 1. > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion > below: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Corrupt-Installer-Errors-tp4075791p4077342.html > > To unsubscribe from Corrupt Installer Errors??, visit > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=4075791&code=ZGlnZ2xlQGNvbnRyYXdpc2UubmV0fDQwNzU3OTF8MTIzNTQyMTg2Mg== -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Corrupt-Installer-Errors-tp4075791p4077515.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
