Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 4490
Install Instructions missing and there are two "setup" programs
Last modified: 2008-05-17 23:28:27 UTC
The online dev_docs/instructions.html Linux Set Up step 7 says to run ./setup "without the -net, this time". When I did that I again got the full installation process. I eventually realized that step 5 and 6 looked similar enough that after the full-screen install finished I had looked at step 7 instead of 6. I was in the wrong "this directory". Step 7 should be appended to step 6, and the start of what is now step 8 should read "This second "setup" program will now present the user portion of setup, which each new user should run." This phrasing only makes sense with step 6. A copy of the installation instructions should be in the "install" directory along with the rest of the package. The filename should sort after "f" so it won't scroll off the screen when "ls" is used. Also, there should not be two "setup" programs. Not. Rename one or combine them. ...and I think the setup GUI should have the system/user "-net" selection. Depends on: 1307 1940 3977
Hi, I agree the instructions should have been placed right in the installer directory. The install wrapper was written to be more self-documenting for Unix users. It was meant to work like this. As root: ./install -h then root would do something like the following: ./install --prefix=/opt This would do the Phase 1 install directly into /opt/OpenOffice.org1.0 using a full Multi-User (-net) install typically for Unix programs (the single user install is simply a mistake for Unix, you can always do a net install into your own home if you so desire) Then each individual user would do one of two things: 1. simply try starting up program/soffice from the installed location and it would in turn automatically run "setup" for the user the first time who would choose a WorkStation installation or 2. following the missing installation directions, each user would launch setup from the main install location themselves and do a workstation install. This would complete the installation and all would be well. However, the x86 Linux and Solaris tarballs never came with the README or the full (pdf version install guide) or anything. I am the maintainer of the PPC Linux port and I added both so that users would understand how to run ./install and that two installation phases were necessary (one by root and one by the user). You can actually get the OOo_1.0.0_README and OOo_install_guide.pdf (with nice screen shots taken from StarOffice 6 since OOo 1.0 was not yet available. Here are the links in case they help explain this at all: ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/software/openoffice/OOo_1.0.0_README ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/software/openoffice/OOo_install_guide.pdf IMHO: This was a mistake that should not have happened. But there are now install directions on the main website (but they need to make it clearer that the user is running a different "setup" program installed by the first under a (multi-user net installation). I will try to make sure this does not happen again for future releases. A simple OOo_1.0.0_README is all that is really needed and it should come right inside the installer tarball. I will try to get one committed to the tree and delivered automatically before the next release. Thanks, Kevin
setup.ins is missing.
Perhaps we should change the websites to give more detailed information.
Hi, Frank P sent me the up-to-date install instructions, ST has suggested integration method. However, the suggestions, instructions below leave me a little uncertain what exactly you want me to do. please clarify. louis reassigning to mdekkers for resolution.
removing myself from cc on this
Install instructions have been fixed, the full setup guide has been placed online in HTML form (with visible links to it from the install instructions page) at http://www.openoffice.org/docs/setup_guide/toc.html and the old linux instructions now reflect the install way of doing things, rather then the ./setup way of doing things The dependencies seem to be closed, or at least there is a workarounbd for now. Since this is really two issues (instructions on the web, and a new setup script), and the issue is assigned to "www", and there is already a discussion going on about a new setup script, I think I can close this issue.
For technical reasons we have to move the issue to another subcomponent tan 'www'. Sorry for bothering you with this generated notification message. There is no need for any action from yor side. Thanks for your understanding, Stefan
The Issue you raised has been marked as 'Resolved' and not updated within the last 1 year+. I am therefore setting this issue to 'Verified' as the first step towards Closing it. If you feel this is incorrect, please re-open the issue and add any comments. Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
As per previous posting: Verified -> Closed. A Closed Issue is a Happy Issue (TM). Regards, Andrew