Randy McMurchy wrote:
Chris Staub wrote these words on 04/27/06 11:20 CST:
Is this just showing different
ways to use programs in /opt for educational value, or is there some
technical reason for symlinking OOo progs in /usr/bin rather than adding
/opt/openoffice-[version] to the path?
I have no clue why it is set up that way. However, I'll hazard a
guess. Perhaps there are program names in the OOo bin directory
that conflict with some other system-installed programs. If that
isn't the case, seems setting the PATH would be the much preferred
way to go.
The real reason is a matter of historical policy. IOW...somebody
(Tushar) did it that way before me, and I've always followed suit. But
after reading the above message and considering it,
/opt/openoffice-2.0.2/programs contains several libraries as well as
support programs not intended to
be run directly. Adding /opt/openoffice-2.0.2/programs to the path will
result in 34 executable files added to your path (this number will be
different depending on your installed deps). You need, and want, only 6
of those in the path. The symlinks are the best solution.
-- DJ Lucas
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