On Sunday 03 September 2006 21:45, Duncan wrote: > Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted > [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 03 Sep > > 2006 22:17:51 +0200: > > You're right, the only thing is that openoffice uses the library > > interface of java. As such you need a 32bit for the 32bit openoffice. > > (2.0.4 is supposed to compile in 64 bits). A 32bit jdk could be > > installed manually, by use of a modified ebuild, or by using a binary > > package. > > Thanks. I thought there was some reason it needed a 32-bit version but > couldn't quite remember what it was. Your explanation makes perfect > sense.
Yes, I follow the reasoning, and I should have spotted the word-size problem for myself, but why does the 32-bit JRE not work for the 32-bit OOo? I'll start the process again from the beginning, choosing only 32-bit Java, but what is a JRE for, if not to be a run-time environment? -- Yours, Baffled of Tideswell. -- [email protected] mailing list
