On 2021-06-11 13:49, Carl Marcum wrote: > Hi Keith, > > On 6/11/21 11:09 AM, Keith N. McKenna wrote: >> On 2021-06-08 10:08, Carl Marcum wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Would sharing the "installed" type builds work for Linux testing of >>> small changes as long as the architecture was the same? >>> That way Linux testers wouldn't need to integrate with the system >>> similar to Windows users having the option of an administrative install. >>> >>> I've tested sharing a build from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8 >>> without any noticeable issues. >>> It seems the user profile is kept in a sub-directory so I like that >>> also. >>> >>> I didn't know if this had been tried before or if there is a downside. >>> >>> After a build I copy the office out to a new directory and then copy the >>> SDK into it. >>> >>> $ mkdir <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450 >>> $ cp -r >>> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4 >>> >>> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/ >>> $ cp -r >>> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice_SDK/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4/sdk >>> >>> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/openoffice4/ >>> >>> Then the openoffice4 dir gets archived from there. >>> Users could unpack and test then delete. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Carl >> Carl, ET AL; >> >> There is this mwiki page for doing just what you are asking: >> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel#Installing_3..2A_versions_.28three_layer_OpenOffice.org.29. >> >> It is marked as outdated and may need some updating. As I do not use >> Linux I have never tried it myself. >> >> Regards >> Keith >> > Thanks for the link. I haven't ran across this before. > > Actually when you build with config option --with-package-format > "installed" instead of "rpm deb" you get the directory layout and > embedded user profile without all that work. > That's what I suggest building and sharing for quick testing. > > Thanks again. > Carl
Hi Carl; I mention the link as I prefer to run builds other than the GA Release without linking it to my release profile. That way if there is a problem, I can just delete the test or dev build folder and gone. Regards Keith Regards
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
