View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
arnbak n00b
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Denmark
|
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 2:31 pm Post subject: Problems with the merged openoffice. :( |
|
|
Hi!
Ive just merged openoffice with 'emerge openoffice'
It finishes without problems, the problem appers when im trying to start openoffice.
I get the following:
$ oowriter
running openoffice.org setup...
setup failed.. abort
What can the problem be, and what can be done to solve it |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ian Goldby Guru
Joined: 18 May 2002 Posts: 539 Location: (Inactive member)
|
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 9:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Have you tried running the setup program? It looks like the first time you run any component of OO it tries to run the setup program first, but maybe you could try runing setup explicitly (from the K-menu perhaps)? OO has to create an OO folder in your home directory and set up various options before you can use any of the components. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
green sun Guru
Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 325 Location: Wista, MA
|
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 11:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I believe I had to run it the first time as root.. then it went through the setup & everything was fine... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Ian Goldby Guru
Joined: 18 May 2002 Posts: 539 Location: (Inactive member)
|
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 8:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
I certainly never ran it as root, but of course, YMMV |
|
Back to top |
|
|
green sun Guru
Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 325 Location: Wista, MA
|
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 2:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Which probably implies some permission problems on dirs in my home directory... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
arnbak n00b
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Denmark
|
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I still get the same error, no matter what i do.
Setup Failed.. abort ?? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Caffeine Guru
Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Posts: 401 Location: Melbourne, Australia
|
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I'm having the same problem too. Haven't found a solution yet.
Code: | # ooffice
running openoffice.org setup...
setup failed.. abort
|
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
djnauk Apprentice
Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 183 Location: Caerphilly, Wales, UK
|
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
that makes three of us
although, i'm using openoffice-1.0.2 _________________ Jonathan Wright (Technical Director, JAB Web Solutions)
UK Hosting & Reseller Hosting from JAB Web Solutions |
|
Back to top |
|
|
sheepdog Guru
Joined: 14 Oct 2002 Posts: 369 Location: Edison Enterprises Inc., Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:14 am Post subject: setup |
|
|
OpenOffice runs /opt/OpenOffice<...>/setup initially. Unfortunately, on my system this is a broken link to /opt/OpenOffice<...>/program/setup, because there is no /opt/OpenOffice<..>/program directory. I suspect the same problem is the cause for everyone else with this complaint. Do ls -la /opt/OpenOffice*/ to see. If so and I find a solution I'll post back.
-- Michael
Note added: Just noticed there is already a bug report on this: 14752.
Last edited by sheepdog on Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:48 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
|
loginx n00b
Joined: 14 Aug 2002 Posts: 68 Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:45 am Post subject: Re: |
|
|
I remember having the same problem when I was trying to use OO.o with fluxbox, they then came up with a patch for fluxbox that fixed the problem.
What window manager are you guys using with openoffice ?
I'm emerging it right now so it won't be compiled until tomorrow heh...
I'll let you know by then if I'm affected as well. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Caffeine Guru
Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Posts: 401 Location: Melbourne, Australia
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'm running only KDE 3.1 and was installing openoffice-bin 1.0.2. Maybe I'll compile it instead. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
arnbak n00b
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Denmark
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
Im was running waimea and compiled it |
|
Back to top |
|
|
djnauk Apprentice
Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 183 Location: Caerphilly, Wales, UK
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:15 am Post subject: Re: setup |
|
|
sheepdog wrote: | OpenOffice runs /opt/OpenOffice<...>/setup initially. Unfortunately, on my system this is a broken link to /opt/OpenOffice<...>/program/setup, because there is no /opt/OpenOffice<..>/program directory. I suspect the same problem is the cause for everyone else with this complaint. Do ls -la /opt/OpenOffice*/ to see. If so and I find a solution I'll post back.
|
Yeah, the link exists, but you can run /usr/bin/oosetup direct (or even /usr/bin/ooffice, /usr/bin/oowriter, etc), and all come up with the same message: starting setup, aborting.... _________________ Jonathan Wright (Technical Director, JAB Web Solutions)
UK Hosting & Reseller Hosting from JAB Web Solutions |
|
Back to top |
|
|
djnauk Apprentice
Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 183 Location: Caerphilly, Wales, UK
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
arnbak wrote: | Im was running waimea and compiled it |
After about three compiles I gave up and installed the 1.0.1 binary. It's working fine now! _________________ Jonathan Wright (Technical Director, JAB Web Solutions)
UK Hosting & Reseller Hosting from JAB Web Solutions |
|
Back to top |
|
|
arnbak n00b
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Posts: 40 Location: Denmark
|
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
Ill will have to do it also. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
trouser_pilot n00b
Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 52 Location: Calgary, AB
|
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 10:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I just checked all OO executables in /usr/bin. They're links to the script "/usr/bin/ooffice". One of the things this script does is try to run the setup if you are not already set up. It looks for "/opt/OpenOffice.org1.0.2/program/setup" but this does not exist. Under /opt/OpenOffice.org1.0.2, there are 2 links to programs/setup and a directory (users). There is no "program" directory. Hopefully someone can get this fixed. Even on DSL, it's a long enough download and the compile takes a while even on an Athlon XP 1700 (didn't time it, just went to bed) |
|
Back to top |
|
|
HomerSimpson l33t
Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 869 Location: Ohio, USA
|
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 12:53 am Post subject: |
|
|
I was having problems as well.
I unmerged Openoffice and deleted everything having to do with it.
I then emerged openoffice-bin and ran ooffice. Then it ran setup and now openoffice seems to work. Unfortunately it is no longer in my gnome menu. How do I get openoffice to install launchers in my gnome menu?
Thx _________________ The strong must protect the Sweet. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
trouser_pilot n00b
Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 52 Location: Calgary, AB
|
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 3:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I ended up unmergin openoffice and merging openoffice-bin. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|