On Sunday 06 September 2009, Peng Yu wrote: >On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Gene Heskett<gene.hesk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sunday 06 September 2009, Peng Yu wrote: >>>On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Gene Heskett<gene.hesk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Sunday 06 September 2009, Peng Yu wrote: >>>>>Hi, >>>>> >>>>>I am trying to install open office from source >>>>> (OOo_3.1.0_src_core.tar.bz2) >>>>> >>>>>But 'configure' gives me the following error. >>>>> >>>>>checking whether to build with Java support... yes >>>>>checking for java... no >>>>>checking the installed JDK... configure: error: JAVA not found. You >>>>>need at least jdk-1.5, or gcj-4 >>>>> >>>>>However, I have gcj installed. >>>>>$ gcj --version >>>>>gcj (GCC) 4.3.4 >>>>>Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. >>>>>This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is >>>>> NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR >>>>> PURPOSE. >>>>> >>>>>Can somebody let me know how to fix the problem? >>>>> >>>>>Regards, >>>>>Peng >>>> >>>> Probably you need to install the -devel versions, Peng, the headers are >>>> likely missing. >>> >>>You mean the -devel version of openoffice, or the -devel version of GCC? >> >> Likely gcj-devel for starters, but I have a feeling that this may be the >> first of many errors of this general type. That gcj error was probably >> just the first show stopper. When you install that one, so it gets past >> the gcj check, there are many more checks that may fall over in a similar >> manner. :( >> >> You didn't state your distribution, or I missed it. Some distro's >> (*buntu's) have a build-essentials package that pulls in all that stuff. > >Here is my OS info > >$ cat /etc/redhat-release >CentOS release 5 (Final) >$ uname -a >Linux selenium.cluster 2.6.18-53.1.13.el5 #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 13:02:30 >EST 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux >$ dmesg | grep gcc >Linux version 2.6.18-53.1.13.el5 (mockbu...@builder6.centos.org) (gcc >version 4.1.2 20070626 (Red Hat 4.1.2-14)) #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 13:02:30 >EST 2008 > In a shell, do "yum install yumex" (it may be installed already, in which case yum will say so.
When that is done, then run yumex and it will default to showing you the updates. You are many months out of date. Then use yumex to install the - devel stuff you need before you let it quit.. >I compile GCC 4.3.4 from the source code. I did that once, it was a bear with 4 sore paws. I'm puzzled that you want to build OOo from srcs. The ready to run package is available at www.openoffice.org, why not use it? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The NRA is offering FREE Associate memberships to anyone who wants them. <https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp> So this is what it feels like to be potato salad --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
