Writer add-on with system dependencies
I now have a dilemma, and I figure this is the best place to ask. I have succeeded in getting the *Chrome Embedded Framework* to work correctly in my Writer add-on, both in Windows and on Linux. In Linux however, if the Chrome browser hasn't already been installed, a number of system dependencies are required in order for the Chrome Embedded Framework to function properly inside of Java Swing. This means that in order to install the add-on in OpenOffice writer, these system dependencies must be met first. I've been working over how to go about doing this, probably the best path to take would be a shell script that takes care of setting up the environment correctly. However, in order to launch a shell script from Java at runtime, that attempts to install system dependencies, either I would have to create a prompt asking the user to type in their system password in order to allow the Java runtime to launch a process with *sudo apt-get install* , or I would have to ask the end user to go to the command line and launch the shell script themselves before using the Writer add-on. When creating a similar add-on for Microsoft Word, I was able to create an executable package installer which takes care of all system dependencies, and which requires elevated privileges in order to install. I'm not sure what the best approach here would be, because this can also define the philosophy behind the software that the add-on is being installed in. There's room to doubt whether asking a user for their password from within a Writer add-on is good practice, even if explaining why it is needed. Asking a user to go to the terminal and launch a shell script before installing or being able to fully use the add-on could be considered a bit daunting for some end users. Specifically the system dependencies that need to be met, at least as far as I could gather in my tests so far, are: sudo apt-get install gconf-service libasound2 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libc6 libcairo2 libcups2 libdbus-1-3 libexpat1 libfontconfig1 libgcc1 libgconf-2-4 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libglib2.0-0 libgbm-dev libgtk-3-0 libnspr4 libpango-1.0-0 libpangocairo-1.0-0 libstdc++6 libx11-6 libx11-xcb1 libxcb1 libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxcursor-dev libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxi6 libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxss1 libxtst6 ca-certificates fonts-liberation libappindicator1 libnss3 lsb-release xdg-utils Any suggestions on how to go about ensuring system dependencies are met, without introducing any dubious practices for add-ons, or daunting tasks for end users? And might I hint here again at the possibility, if the Chrome Embedded Framework were to be integrated into OpenOffice itself, then system dependencies would be taken care of upon installation of OpenOffice, and Java add-ons would be able to simply add the necessary jar files without worrying about system dependencies or environment variables or linking native libraries. Thoughts? -- John
Re: Bugzilla Account
Thank you! Eric From: Matthias Seidel Sent: Sunday, November 8, 2020 11:57 To: dev@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Bugzilla Account Hi Marcus, Am 08.11.20 um 20:31 schrieb Marcus: > Am 07.11.20 um 13:51 schrieb Matthias Seidel: >> Am 06.11.20 um 00:41 schrieb Eric Tian: >>> >>> I’m very new to this project. I’m trying to get a OpenOffice >>> Bugzilla account but it seems that I can’t create one. Can anyone >>> help me with this? Thank you! >> >> @Marcus: Could you create a Bugzilla account for Eric, please? ;-) > > I've created a new account for Eric with his mail address. Bugzilla > should have sent him the details. I've sent the password via separate > mail. Thanks a lot! Matthias > > Marcus > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >
Re: Bugzilla Account
Hi Marcus, Am 08.11.20 um 20:31 schrieb Marcus: > Am 07.11.20 um 13:51 schrieb Matthias Seidel: >> Am 06.11.20 um 00:41 schrieb Eric Tian: >>> >>> I’m very new to this project. I’m trying to get a OpenOffice >>> Bugzilla account but it seems that I can’t create one. Can anyone >>> help me with this? Thank you! >> >> @Marcus: Could you create a Bugzilla account for Eric, please? ;-) > > I've created a new account for Eric with his mail address. Bugzilla > should have sent him the details. I've sent the password via separate > mail. Thanks a lot! Matthias > > Marcus > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: Bugzilla Account
Am 07.11.20 um 13:51 schrieb Matthias Seidel: Am 06.11.20 um 00:41 schrieb Eric Tian: I’m very new to this project. I’m trying to get a OpenOffice Bugzilla account but it seems that I can’t create one. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you! @Marcus: Could you create a Bugzilla account for Eric, please? ;-) I've created a new account for Eric with his mail address. Bugzilla should have sent him the details. I've sent the password via separate mail. Marcus - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Boring issue: Opening ODF document from LibreOffice 7 displays error
Hello dev team, https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=128412 LibreOffice 7 use ODF 1.3 (experimental) for its documents. Unable to open it without an error. This is a painful for end-users. :-/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Pre-release commit messages
Hi Jim, Am 08.11.20 um 14:54 schrieb Jim Jagielski: > >> On Nov 7, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Matthias Seidel >> wrote: >> >> But let me say one thing: This was (will be) a GREAT release! >> >> We have touched more files than ever, we had great support from Don >> (FreeBSD), we had a PR from Akikazu (Android), we had a lot of new >> people willing to test. I was also able to test binaries on OS/2 (thanks >> Yuri). >> >> And last but not least, you did a tremendous job on hunting down on the >> Linux issue! >> >> Thanks to everyone that put their precious spare time into this project! >> > Thank you for that... the complaints and ingratitude were starting to get to > me... being an RM is a thankless job. Let's wait for the download numbers. I am sure we get several ten thousand "Thank you" a day! ;-) > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: Pre-release commit messages
Hi jim, On 11/8/20 8:54 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: On Nov 7, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Matthias Seidel wrote: But let me say one thing: This was (will be) a GREAT release! We have touched more files than ever, we had great support from Don (FreeBSD), we had a PR from Akikazu (Android), we had a lot of new people willing to test. I was also able to test binaries on OS/2 (thanks Yuri). And last but not least, you did a tremendous job on hunting down on the Linux issue! Thanks to everyone that put their precious spare time into this project! Thank you for that... the complaints and ingratitude were starting to get to me... being an RM is a thankless job. Thank You Jim for your hard work on this release !! Best regards, Carl - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Pre-release commit messages
> On Nov 7, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Matthias Seidel > wrote: > > But let me say one thing: This was (will be) a GREAT release! > > We have touched more files than ever, we had great support from Don > (FreeBSD), we had a PR from Akikazu (Android), we had a lot of new > people willing to test. I was also able to test binaries on OS/2 (thanks > Yuri). > > And last but not least, you did a tremendous job on hunting down on the > Linux issue! > > Thanks to everyone that put their precious spare time into this project! > Thank you for that... the complaints and ingratitude were starting to get to me... being an RM is a thankless job. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: Pre-release commit messages
Hi Jim, Am 08.11.20 um 14:46 schrieb Jim Jagielski: > >> On Nov 7, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Matthias Seidel >> wrote: >> >> Hi Jim, >> >> Am 07.11.20 um 14:51 schrieb Jim Jagielski: >>> If svn supports it someone just needs to let me know how to do it. I tried >>> 'svn mv' both from WD to repo and between repos and svn error out and did >>> not support it. >> If I remember it right it was just: >> >> svn mv http1 http2 >> >> Worked for me with 4.1.6... > Just a quick question: Did the directory that you were moving TO already > exist? Maybe the issue is that we were trying to move one repo to another > when the 'to' repo already existed...? I'm not sure, but I am confident that > I tried exactly what you said and svn refused to do so with the error message. The destination directory is created with the mv command. So this may have been the problem... I am pretty sure we also did it that way with 4.1.7. > > > - > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: Pre-release commit messages
> On Nov 7, 2020, at 9:35 AM, Matthias Seidel > wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > Am 07.11.20 um 14:51 schrieb Jim Jagielski: >> If svn supports it someone just needs to let me know how to do it. I tried >> 'svn mv' both from WD to repo and between repos and svn error out and did >> not support it. > > If I remember it right it was just: > > svn mv http1 http2 > > Worked for me with 4.1.6... Just a quick question: Did the directory that you were moving TO already exist? Maybe the issue is that we were trying to move one repo to another when the 'to' repo already existed...? I'm not sure, but I am confident that I tried exactly what you said and svn refused to do so with the error message. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
Re: pi 4 port update
Hi Marcia, I am curious. what kind of dependency error do you have? All the best Peter Am 08.11.20 um 08:53 schrieb marcia wilbur: Hi - so many dependency errors on pi4 buster. Did i see a post where someone got debian 4.1.8 working? Maybe I should try this...? - Original Message - From: "Matthias Seidel" To: dev@openoffice.apache.org Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 9:21:2i9 AM Subject: Re: pi 4 port update Hi, Am 03.11.20 um 17:08 schrieb Bidouille: Hello, Any news on the ARM port? Eric Bachard has submitted a patch here: https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127040 I don't know if this will help :-/ Maybe Marcia is able to merge it? It seems to be for ARM32, but that would be a start! Regards, Matthias - 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 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
