Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 18446
OOo 1.1 RC3 Can't complete installation without java
Last modified: 2003-09-08 16:53:51 UTC
When trying to install OOo 1.1 RC3 under Redhat-9, the install procedure cannot be finished. It goes well until the screen: Java Setup - Install new Java Runtime Enviroment (disabled-gray) - Do not use Java with OpenOffice.org 1.1.0 - Use an installed Java Runtime Enviroment The default option selected is "Use an installed Java..." and the Ok button is disabled. Since this is a default Redhat-9 install, there is no Java installed, so, when I select "Do not use Java with ...." I got a small dialog which says "Some functionality within OpenOffice.org 1.1.0...." The error is that when the small dialog appears, the focus on the radio buttons switch to "Install new Java Runtime Enviroment". It doesn't appear to be a way to go after this dialog, I can't complete the installation under Linux without Java. (This procedure works fine under Windows, I can install 1.1RC3 without Java)
This is the desired behaviour. OOo java setup should start with '- Use an installed Java Runtime Enviroment' because the user might have java on his machine. Her might have it installed at an unusual location so that java setup will not detect it. If you don't have java on your machine or you won't use it you have to choose '- Do not use Java with OpenOffice.org 1.1.0'. After the messagebox is closed by >OK< on my machine the radio button stays at 'Do no use...'. On suse 8.2 as on RH9.
I can't reproduce.
I run new tests and noticed that the problem doesn't come from OpenOffice, but from the Window Manager used. In my previous tests I was using RedHat-9 + fvwm2 (2.4.15) and this morning tried with fvwm2 (2.4.16, latest stable version), with both versions I can reproduce the error every time. However, the Install procedure works fine using Redhat-9/GNOME, RedHat-9/KDE, RedHat-9/TWM, RedHat-7.3/GNOME-Sawfish (May be the summary of this issue should be rewrote ?)