I have finished my non-software project, so building AOO is now at the
top of my project list.
I am working through the instructions, keeping a log of issues and
difficulties I encounter.
One thought to consider: Is is possible that difficulty building AOO in
one of the commonest desktop environments, 64-bit MS-Windows, is one of
the reasons for difficulty attracting developers?
More and more developers are unfamiliar with Bash and similar shells.
The requirement to use Cygwin is not going to stop me because I've been
using UNIX-like shells for over 30 years, but I would much prefer to use
an IDE.
Patricia
On 11/7/2015 9:32 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
Patricia,
I am in constant despair of what it takes to use Windows to build a
Windows install of AOO, if only to confirm the build that was used in
a release.
If you have succeeded, can you share your build parameters and
anything you learned about the instructions with regard to
dependencies that must be satisfied for the build to work?
Since the Windows buildbot is not even running any longer, it is
apparently necessary to endure this gauntlet to even be able to test
anything.
My beginners-mind is failing me on this one.
- Dennis (aka orc...@apache.org)
-----Original Message----- From: Patricia Shanahan
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dev@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Thinking of joining
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On 11/2/2015 2:33 AM, Damjan Jovanovic wrote:
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 12:57 AM, Patricia Shanahan
<p...@acm.org>
wrote: ...
"Install cygwin, 32bit version"
Do I really have to go to 32-bit Cygwin? I have a fine 64-bit
Cygwin already running on my 16 GB memory system.
I am not sure what impact the bitness of Cygwin has on the build,
but
as I
discovered recently, AOO doesn't build on Win64.
How are your efforts with AOO development going otherwise
Patricia? Do
you
need any help or development ideas?
I am still working through the instructions for getting ready to
build - I have some other non-software projects that will take a
lot of my time this week.
By "Win64" do you mean any 64-bit MS-Windows system? If so, that is
a very serious issue. I do development on a 64-bit Windows 8.1
system. Has anyone successfully built on that OS?
I am experimenting with installing Linux on other computers, but
none of them has the compute power, memory, or monitor size for
serious development.
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