On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:35:55 -0400 "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-10-22 at 18:15 -0700, Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:14:17 -0500 > > John Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 2005-10-22, Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yes I know alien works, but............. > > > > > > > > with the original installer, the user had control as to where > > > > OO was installed. Now I have to rely on where the brain-dead > > > > RPM wants to install the program, leaving me out of the loop. > > > > It goes where it wants to , not where I want it to go. > > > > > > Don't the "--prefix" or "--relocate" switches work for you? Check > > > "man rpm" > > > > > > > why should I downgrade to RPM's when the previous installer work > > wonderfully, allowing the placement where "I" choose in the > > directory "I" choose. > > > > Not the packager. > > > > HUH? You can do this using rpms. I do not understand the problem. > Installing to another location is covered in > http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide2/2.x/en/SETUP_GUIDE.pdf > and even shows how to use other tools. Try it. Just because it was not > included in the download image should preclude you from getting it and > making use of any of the methods described therein. The problem? 1.4 installer - where do you want to install the program user - /opt (or whever - could be /home) 1.4 installer - what directory do you want to install this into user - OpenOffice 1.4 installer - no directory by that name. shall I create it? user - yes The problem with the current use of RPM's, I have no control over the exact location to install OO. I choose /opt, but I want the directory to be called what I want it to be called, not what the rpm package maintainer wants it to be called. -- Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759
