Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 20609
Installer ignoresconfiguration from OpenOffice.org 1.0.3
Last modified: 2003-10-08 09:18:32 UTC
When installing 1.1, All configuration from 1.0.3 is simply ignored, leading to reentering it. WHich is a pain given the bad ergonomy of dialog boxes
OOo 1.1.0 provides an update feature. If OOo 1.0.3 is detected by 1.1.0 installation an update will be offered. If this older version isn't detected, no update/migration will be done.
So, it seems that installer did not find I had a 1.0.3 installed. Bug seems to be there. Here is my .sversionrc file content : [Versions] OpenOffice.org 1.0.1=file:///home/edavid/.openoffice/1.0.1 OpenOffice.org 1.0.2=file:///home/edavid/.openoffice/1.0.1 OpenOffice.org 1.0.3=file:///home/edavid/.openoffice/1.0.1
This sversionrc can't help the installation of OOo 1.1.0. There must be three different versions in one destination. The problem starts with faulty installations of OOo 1.0.x. It looks like you have installed a newer version over the older version. This not the correct way to install OOo.
I've tried with OOo 1.0.3.1 and 1.1.0. Installed 1.0.3.1 and reconfigured the bars and created a new one. Started installation of 1.1.0. 1.0.3.1 has been detected. After update all configurations of the bars are still there.