On Sunday 06 September 2009, NoOp wrote: >On 09/06/2009 07:12 PM, 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 >> >> >> I compile GCC 4.3.4 from the source code. > >@ Gene: see the "Where to download the source code of libcupsys2-dev" >thread. > >Peng Yu has been provide instructions for installing to a home >folder/directory already. > >@ Peng Yu: if you continue to wish to 'build' OOo from source vs >installing OOo, see these: >http://download.openoffice.org/source/index.html ><http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Development/OpenOffice.org_Buildi >ng_Guide> > <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide/Bui >lding_on_Linux> > >This is a user list for assisting OOo users and is not well suited to >offering advise for building OOo from source. Perhaps you'd be better >served by asking these questions on the dev lists. >d...@openoffice.org > Or better yet, have the admin of his machine do it. (Or get a machine of his own) My advice, while potentially revelent, is off topic for this list.
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