Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 19658
Jave detection feedback would be useful
Last modified: 2003-09-17 15:01:08 UTC
I installed OO1.1RC4 yesterday. My Redhat 9 Linux system had Java 1.4 installed. My OO installation went perfectly. My problem is that I have absolutely no idea is Java was detected during the installation. The installation instructions say that OO generally detects Java on its own and prompts if it does not find Java. But I believe that there should be user feedback during installation for the JRE that OO intends to use. Many machines have more than 1 JRE and it would help the user to know which JRE was used. Even otherwise, I think it is good practice to let users know what is going on about interfacing with other packages (such as Java).
I can't reproduce with RH9. After starting ./setup the 'Java Setup' shows me all supported Javas that are found.
Well, I just installed OO 1.1 RC4 2 days ago on my RH9 system. This was a install from scratch. I did a 2-stage install - the OO install to /opt and the user install to /home/user1/. At no point in the install process did I see a mention of Java. It did not tell me whether it found Java or not. That is my problem. I can try running setup again to see whether it shows me my Java configuration, but I believe this feedback should be available during the initial install itself.
Have you started the installation to opt with the setup command or did you use the install script?
I followed the installation instructions at http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/instructions.html: 4. Execute the install scripts. This is done with the following command: "./install --prefix=/opt" This command will setup the first step of the Linux setup process, and install to the /opt directory. For more install options, see ./install --help 5. When the installer is finished, you should execute the user-setup for OpenOffice.org. To do so, make sure you are no longer root - i.e. become a regular user, then change into the program directory where you installed OpenOffice.org: cd /opt/OpenOffice.org1.0, and execute the following command: "./setup"
You havew used the install script. This is a so called 'responsfile installation'. It is not intended in the srcipt to show any GUI. The key for java is [JAVA] JavaSupport=preinstalled_or_none If java is present, OOo uses this java that hit or is closest to the OOo requirements. This script is a goody that should only be used if you are expirienced in installaing OOo. But this isn't mentioned on the page you cited. Have a look at the setup guide that is delivered with 1.1.0 RC4 or here: http://documentation.openoffice.org/setup_guide/index.html Start ./setup -net and you will have a GUI while installation. There you can choose i.g. java.
Thanks, and you may be right. But 1. For most non-hackers like me, the installation instructions on the Openoffice website are the installation bible. Perhaps updating them should do the job. 2. FYI (and I know that 2 comments are unadvisable in one issue), I was unable to open the setupguide.pdf file in Redhat 9 that was included with RC4. I got an error message to the effect that the file was not the right type or something.