[libreoffice-users] Error while building LibreOffice from source code in the configure step

2012-08-05 Thread spam . spam . spam . spam
Hello, I got an error while building LibreOffice from source code in the configure step: $ tar xvf libreoffice-core-3.6.0.4.tar.xz $ cd libreoffice-core-3.6.0.4 $ ./configure --prefix=/usr [...] checking which zlib to use... ./configure: line 22518: syntax error near unexpected token `MINIZIP,'

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error while building LibreOffice from source code in the configure step

2012-08-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's probably best to ask on the devs list or theough their iirc (whatever that is!).  It's probably a bit beyond the scope of most people on this list. It was a good idea to try here first of course bt sometimes all we can do is signpost people to other places to get better answers. 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error while building LibreOffice from source code in the configure step

2012-08-05 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
Is there not a list for this type of question? A developer's list or something? On 08/05/2012 10:46 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It's probably best to ask on the devs list or theough their iirc (whatever that is!). It's probably a bit beyond the scope of most people on this list. It was

Re: [libreoffice-users] Do You Share ODF Documents With MS Office Users?

2012-08-05 Thread David B Teague sr
On 7/24/2012 10:38 AM, Chuck Davis wrote: To answer your question: Yes, I send *.odf files to others in a business setting. When they tell me they can't open the file I instruct them to upgrade their office suite to a more modern version (i.e. buy new licenses) or, alternatively, obtain a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Do You Share ODF Documents With MS Office Users?

2012-08-05 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 08/05/2012 11:24 AM, David B Teague sr wrote: On 7/24/2012 10:38 AM, Chuck Davis wrote: To answer your question: Yes, I send *.odf files to others in a business setting. When they tell me they can't open the file I instruct them to upgrade their office suite to a more modern version (i.e.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error while building LibreOffice from source code in the configure step

2012-08-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it would usually be this list, or it's equivalent, in most OpenSource projects but here we don't often run into that type of problem.  Usually if that sort of thing goes wrong it's on Bsd rather than GnuLinux.  LO isn't really coded for Bsd although the differences are slight.  I