Just checked out the status of the port and it looks like it is broken. www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/editors/openoffice-1.1
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Moran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:14 PM To: Andrew Firestone Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OpenOffice Install in FreeBSD Andrew Firestone wrote: > Anyone have any luck installing OpenOffice-1.1 for FreeBSD 4.9? > I only get the error below after getting all the bits from the sun site for > the java install that OpenOffice precipitates. > > Java HotSpot (TM) Client VM warning: Can't detect initial thread stack > location > > In all the post on this topic I could find the recommended solution was the > following: > > kldload linprocfs > mount -t linprocfs linprocfs /compat/linux/proc > with this done rebuild. > > After this I still have the same problem building openoffice-1.1 which then > builds the Java. I Have Linux Compatibility 7.1 installed and loaded kldstat > shows it. Any other advice besides giving up on openoffice for FreeBSD? Looks like you've already checked all the things I would have suggested. One option is to download a package off the OpenOffice.org site and install that ... the only difficulty there is finding the older dependent packages and getting them installed first. I should really do a "make package" on my setup and submit it to the OpenOffice.org folks ... -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.688 / Virus Database: 449 - Release Date: 18/05/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.688 / Virus Database: 449 - Release Date: 18/05/2004 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"