OpenOffice.org 2.2.1 package compile options

[Norberto Meijome]

On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:53:20 +0200
Nikola Lecic <nlecic at EUnet.yu> wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:48:52 -0500 (CDT)
> "Doug Poland" <doug at polands.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > How can I tell if the package that is openoffice.org-2.2.1 has CUPS
> > support compiled in?
> > 
> > Traditionally, I've built OO.org from source to ensure I have CUPS
> > enabled, but it'll save me a bunch of time if the package is already
> > there.
> 
> Hello Doug,
> 
> As you see on
> 
>   http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=openoffice.org-2.2.1
> 
> CUPS (cups-base) is not listed as a dependency. 
> 
> Packages are always built with default options you can find in
> files inside the ports tree, without alterations
> from /var/db/ports/*/options, configuration files like
> /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf (for portupgrade), etc. This means
> that OpenOffice package is (at this moment) built without CUPS support
> because, according to what is stated in
> /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-2/, CUPS support has to be explicitly
> requested, in which case it will be added as a dependency.
> 
> Nikola Lečić

:) nice one Nikola , didnt know that bit of info.

yes,i had to compile OOO myself to get proper cups support...wasnt too hard really.

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