Hi, Tom et al.:
The previously cited published instructions confused me. However, I
was able to install 4 different versions of LibreOffice in parallel under OS X
10.10.1 by renaming the most recent version in Finder: Applications to “LO”
with its version number before installing the next version. Now I have under
Applications LO4341, LO4352, LO4361 and LibreOffice (LO 4.4.0.2). If I close
one and open another, I get the expected version number with “About
LibreOffice”.
Beyond this, users can customize what to share between versions via
LO: Preferences: (LibreOffice: Paths).
Best Wishes,
Spencer
p.s. Regarding “amazing things”, I started writing Fortran in 1963. Computers
have been part of my life for over half a century. My basic engineering
training discussed both tubes and transistors. Around 1964 or 1965 I was
impressed with the availability of 2 transistors in a single package. I’m over
the hill but not yet under it ;-)
> On Jan 22, 2015, at 8:55 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi :)
> I think you finding something easy is no real indication of whether it
> is really easy or actually quite complicated. You have done many
> amazing things and seem to have a lot of experience doing exactly this
> in another OS so you have a good foundation that probably most of us
> don't have.
>
> Actually your email seem to simplify the instructions rather well! :)
> I sometimes find that even just explaining something any different way
> around is a good way to get people unstuck. So, many thanks for that
> :)
>
> @ Spencer. Did that help make more sense of the instructions? If not
> please let us know and don't worry about questions seeming stupid to
> you. Clearly only a few people here understand how to do it so we are
> learning here too.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> On 22 January 2015 at 04:05, V Stuart Foote <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Just "inherited" a 2007 iMac and loaded Yosemite (OS X 10.10.1)
>>
>> First thing I loaded LO 4.4.0.2, and then 4.3.6.2 and the current
>> (2015-01-21) 4.5.0 master.
>>
>> Steps couldn't be simpler. In fact parallel install is done almost the same
>> as with the Windows .msi packages
>>
>> Put which ever of the installs into /Applications just like any package
>> install. Drag and drop there once the .dmg is downloaded and mounted.
>> Launch by double clicking the folder in /Applications.
>>
>> For the additional installs, they could go into /Applications as well just
>> with different names.
>>
>> But they can go anywhere. For example onto user's Desktop, Documents,
>> Downloads etc... just mount the downloaded .dmg package and drag the
>> LibreOffice or LibreOfficeDev .app directory object to where you want it to
>> reside. It does not need to go into /Applications.
>>
>> Then use Spotlight to find the bootstraprc file and edit it in TextEdit.
>> Just as with Windows or Linux builds, edit the
>> "UserInstallation=$SYSUSERCONFIG/LibreOffice/4 "to be
>> "UserInstallation=$ORIGIN/../Data/settings"
>>
>> The $ORIGIN variable is parsed internally by LibreOffice and then creates
>> the entire user profile within the app package, in the example
>> "Data/settings" but the directory names for the user profile can actually be
>> anything you like. They are fully structured profiles and are portable.
>>
>> When ready to launch the build, open the .app folder with Finder and locate
>> the soffice executable and Control Open it. You can create an app launcher
>> for it if you don't want to dig down into the folder every time.
>>
>> Easy as pie... I had all three flavors running simultaneously and could do
>> side-by-side comparisons of the UI.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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