> On Oct 16, 2017, at 1:16 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > > The next bump for AOO to 4.2.0 also includes a number of > other "gotchas" related to macOS. For example, QtKit in 10.12 > is deprecated and removed, meaning that we cannot build the > avmedia component using any SDK older than 10.12. plus, we > cannot build with anything older than a 10.9 SDK due to > C++ compatibility changes. > > Basically, the macOS port is gonna require a bit of > TLC.
I am willing to put some time into making the process smooth. > >> On Oct 16, 2017, at 4:02 PM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hi - >> >> I’m not ready to build at the moment. >> >> Some observations about macOS - The way our Mac versions work on the latest >> macOS releases is problematic in several ways. This issue adds one more >> tricky point. >> >> (1) We do not sign with an Apple Developer account. >> (2) Security Preferences need to be adjusted to open OpenOffice. >> (3) Because of (1) and (2) you have to use Control-click to open OpenOffice. >> (4) If you have Microsoft Word installed then it wants to open ODT files if >> you double-click on them. > > This can easily be changed w/ a Get Info on a ODT file and > then choosing AOO to open those file types. Yes and change all seems to work. > >> (5) To install from the DMG drag and drop no longer works. You have to Copy >> and Paste to the Applications folder. > > Hmmm. I can't recreate that. Is this High Sierra? Sierra. Pressing on the OpenOffice icon shows a pop-up. Regards, Dave > >> >> One goal for 4.2 should be to fix all of these issues. >> >> The trouble is somewhere after the window and the lock file are created. >> >> Regards, >> Dave >> >> >>> On Oct 16, 2017, at 12:41 PM, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: >>> >>> As a test, would it be possible for a Mac developer to rebuild with the >>> source code for RC5 but the process and libraries from RC4, and/or the >>> other way round? That will tell us whether the problem is a source code >>> change or a build process change. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/16/2017 11:33 AM, Dave Fisher wrote: >>>>> On Oct 16, 2017, at 11:09 AM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Jim, >>>>> >>>>> I am on macOS Sierra and do not see the issues in RC4. >>>>> >>>>> With RC4 - >>>> Sorry a typo - with RC5 I see: >>>>> >>>>> (1) I get the little general error dialog. >>>>> (2) I don’t see any terminal output after starting from Terminal. >>>>> (3) While the error is up the lock file .~lock.<filename># has been >>>>> created with a length of 129 >>>>> >>>>> David Fisher,davewave,Daves-MacBook-Pro.local,16.10.2017 >>>>> 10:35,file:///Users/davewave/Library/Application%20Support/OpenOffice/4 >>>>> <file:///Users/davewave/Library/Application%20Support/OpenOffice/4>; >>>>> >>>>> (4) I also get the error if I start like so: >>>>> >>>>> /Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice -view ODF-Test.odt >>>>> >>>>> The window is open but the background is grey when the error is displayed. >>>>> >>>>> There is nothing obvious in a diff between RC4 and RC5 on the Mac. There >>>>> are differences for versions and a large number of the dylib, zip and >>>>> jars do differ. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 16, 2017, at 5:01 AM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com >>>>>> <mailto:j...@jagunet.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Assuming AOO is installed in /Applications: >>>>>> >>>>>> /Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice >>>>>> >>>>>> should do it. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 16, 2017, at 6:59 AM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie >>>>>>> <mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:45:20 -0600 >>>>>>> Larry Gusaas <larry.gus...@gmail.com <mailto:larry.gus...@gmail.com>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2017-10-15, 3:38 PM Rory O'Farrell wrote >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 15 Oct 2017 15:27:15 -0600 >>>>>>>>> Larry Gusaas <larry.gus...@gmail.com <mailto:larry.gus...@gmail.com>> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 2017-10-15, 1:01 PM Rory O'Farrell wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Larry >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Can you run openoffice4 from a terminal and report the messages? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Rory >>>>>>>>>> I don't know terminal very well and do not know how to do that. I >>>>>>>>>> can follow instruction >>>>>>>>>> for using terminal if you have the time to give them to me. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I can't answer with any certainty for Mac, but my understanding, >>>>>>>>> based on something I paid little attention to (no need), is that the >>>>>>>>> current Mac operating system is a form of linux. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> macOS is derived from Unix. Many, not all commands are similar to Linux >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Open it and type "openoffice4" (no quotes). OO should then open and >>>>>>>>> run and give some possibly helpful diagnostics about what it is not >>>>>>>>> finding, or what has happened. These will be helpful to developers >>>>>>>>> debugging. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Doesn't work. Needs more specific command. I will investigate later >>>>>>>> and try to get more >>>>>>>> information. Problem occurs on both my Macs so isn't specific to macOS >>>>>>>> High Sierra, which i >>>>>>>> upgraded this Mac to recently. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I cannot help further - no experience on Macs. Perhaps some Mac-using >>>>>>> list member can assist. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rory >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Some info on Terminal for a Mac is at >>>>>>>>> http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/mac-software/how-use-terminal-on-mac-3608274/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/mac-software/how-use-terminal-on-mac-3608274/> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>> Larry >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> _________________________________ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Larry I. Gusaas >>>>>>>> Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada >>>>>>>> Website: http://larry-gusaas.com <http://larry-gusaas.com/> >>>>>>>> "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind >>>>>>>> theirs." - Edgard Varese >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>>>>> <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> >>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>>>>> <mailto:dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie <mailto:ofarr...@iol.ie>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>>>> <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>>>> <mailto:dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>>> <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>>> <mailto:dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org> >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >
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