Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Martins Steinbergs
On Thursday 01 December 2005 03:17, W.Kenworthy wrote: > Use rsync. I am not sure how much gain there is to be had but try using > an older version as the seed file - should save at least a little. > Creative use of head/tail with seed files and already downloaded > portions can save a lot if the

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread W.Kenworthy
Use rsync. I am not sure how much gain there is to be had but try using an older version as the seed file - should save at least a little. Creative use of head/tail with seed files and already downloaded portions can save a lot if the link drops out halfway. Make sure you use the -P option (read

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Dale
Ernie Schroder wrote: >Actually Neil, you're right, the 8 hours that it takes to build OO is not down >time, but try playing poker on-line while it's running. I can never remember >to do those long builds while I sleep so I end up, in this case, and for >firefox, going for the immediate gratifi

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 08:30 -0500, Ernie Schroder wrote: > I would have to open the application around 4,100 times to > make the 8 hours it took to compile worth my while. I don't know if compiling take much effect on your ability to do other tasks. I've been compiling on the machine that runs As

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 16:48 +0100, Kristian Poul Herkild wrote: > Joseph wrote: > > >On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 16:01 +0100, Uwe Klosa wrote: > > > > > >>Did you import your settings from an older OO version? I had that issue > >>with the binary version upgrading from 1.x. So I did a clean > >>inst

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:35:48 -0500, Ernie Schroder wrote: > Actually Neil, you're right, the 8 hours that it takes to build OO is > not down time, but try playing poker on-line while it's running. No thanks, I'm broke enough as it is :( I can > never remember to do those long builds while I sl

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Kristian Poul Herkild
Joseph wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 16:01 +0100, Uwe Klosa wrote: Did you import your settings from an older OO version? I had that issue with the binary version upgrading from 1.x. So I did a clean install with the source code version. Uwe What do you mean "import your settings fr

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 16:01 +0100, Uwe Klosa wrote: > Did you import your settings from an older OO version? I had that issue with > the binary version upgrading from 1.x. So I did a clean > install with the source code version. > > Uwe What do you mean "import your settings from an older OO v

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Uwe Klosa
Did you import your settings from an older OO version? I had that issue with the binary version upgrading from 1.x. So I did a clean install with the source code version. Uwe Joseph wrote: On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 09:00 +0100, Uwe Klosa wrote: I have used both versions. The compiled version see

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Phil Sexton
Ernie Schroder wrote: I've recently done 11 months worth of updates on this box and have about 40 hours of build time on it in the last 10 days. I want to use it, not watch more text fly by on the console. Try compiling it at a lower priority. I just put this in my /etc/make.conf file: PORTA

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman wrote: > Well, I wrote a latemerge script that sets up an "at" cron job :P - So, I > emerge it in the > moment but starts at night. sed -e 's/cron//' - -- Arturo "Buanzo" Busleiman - www.buanzo.com.ar Consultor en Segur

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ernie Schroder wrote: > time, but try playing poker on-line while it's running. I can never remember > to do those long builds while I sleep so I end up, in this case, and for Well, I wrote a latemerge script that sets up an "at" cron job :P - So, I

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Wednesday 30 November 2005 09:18 am, a tiny voice compelled Neil Bothwick to write: > Except that you don't sit and watch it compile (unless you are > exceptionally sad You mean you don't have to keep watch over long compiles? I guess I have no life. Actually Neil, you're right, the 8 hours

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:30:24 -0500, Ernie Schroder wrote: > I've installed OO both ways in the past and stability hasn't been an > issue. The only thing I noticed is that the compiled version opens > faster than the binary version. As I remember, the difference was > roughly 7 seconds. It seems li

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Joseph
On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 09:00 +0100, Uwe Klosa wrote: > I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more stable on my > system. > > Uwe [snip] I've compile OO 2.0 without any errors. But when I just open and save a spreadsheet OO 2.0 crashed on me with [signal.11]. Not a good sy

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Wednesday 30 November 2005 08:49 am, a tiny voice compelled Dale to write: > Ernie Schroder wrote: > >On Wednesday 30 November 2005 03:00 am, a tiny voice compelled Uwe Klosa > > to > > > >write: > >>I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more stable > >> on my system. > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Dale
Ernie Schroder wrote: >On Wednesday 30 November 2005 03:00 am, a tiny voice compelled Uwe Klosa to >write: > > >>I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more stable on >>my system. >> >> > >I've installed OO both ways in the past and stability hasn't been an issue. >The

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Ernie Schroder
On Wednesday 30 November 2005 03:00 am, a tiny voice compelled Uwe Klosa to write: > I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more stable on > my system. I've installed OO both ways in the past and stability hasn't been an issue. The only thing I noticed is that the compiled v

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Mariusz Pękala
On 2005-11-30 08:12:34 +0100 (Wed, Nov), Kristian Poul Herkild wrote: > Joseph wrote: > > >Is there a benefit of compiling Openoffice 2.0 vs. installing from > >binary. > > > >I've AMD 1.8Mhz with 1Gb or Ram and it has been compiling OO 2.0 for > >7-hours already. > > > > > > > It's likely to tak

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Dale
Uh Oh. Here goes my dial-up. I only get 26K here. Last time it took three nights to get it all, about 24 hours total. I may go visit my friend that has DSL. LOL Dale :-) Uwe Klosa wrote: > The first file is only 32MB. There are more to come. :) > > Uwe > > Dale wrote: > >> Uwe Klosa wrote:

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread William Kenworthy
I'll agree here: I sometimes download a new binary to test before seeing if I really want it - then compile it. Compiled is usually subjectively faster, and definitely more stable. Besides, as someone else put it, its more fun ... BillK On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 09:00 +0100, Uwe Klosa wrote: > I h

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Uwe Klosa
The first file is only 32MB. There are more to come. :) Uwe Dale wrote: Uwe Klosa wrote: I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more stable on my system. Uwe I always compile mine to. It is downloading it now. Why is it only 32MBs this time? It was over 200MBs las

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Dale
Uwe Klosa wrote: > I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more > stable on my system. > > Uwe > I always compile mine to. It is downloading it now. Why is it only 32MBs this time? It was over 200MBs last time. Dale :-) -- To err is human, I'm most certainly human. --

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-30 Thread Uwe Klosa
I have used both versions. The compiled version seems to be more stable on my system. Uwe Kristian Poul Herkild wrote: Joseph wrote: Is there a benefit of compiling Openoffice 2.0 vs. installing from binary. I've AMD 1.8Mhz with 1Gb or Ram and it has been compiling OO 2.0 for 7-hours alread

Re: [gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-29 Thread Kristian Poul Herkild
Joseph wrote: Is there a benefit of compiling Openoffice 2.0 vs. installing from binary. I've AMD 1.8Mhz with 1Gb or Ram and it has been compiling OO 2.0 for 7-hours already. It's likely to take somewhere around 8-11 hours on such a machine. It took somewhere around 10 hours for me on a 15

[gentoo-user] openoffice 2.0 - compiling or binary

2005-11-29 Thread Joseph
Is there a benefit of compiling Openoffice 2.0 vs. installing from binary. I've AMD 1.8Mhz with 1Gb or Ram and it has been compiling OO 2.0 for 7-hours already. -- #Joseph -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list