OpenOffice-1.1 won't compile.....craps out

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> ::-----Original Message-----
> ::From: Chris [mailto:cnl1 at mchsi.com] 
> ::Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 6:58 PM
> ::To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> ::Cc: Bryan S. Bursey; Ralph M. Los; questions at freebsd.org
> ::Subject: Re: OpenOffice-1.1 won't compile.....craps out
> ::
> ::
> ::On Sunday 18 April 2004 05:38 pm, Bryan S. Bursey wrote:
> ::> ----- Original Message -----
> ::> From: "Ralph M. Los" <Ralph at boundariez.com>
> ::> To: "Jorn Argelo" <jorn at wcborstel.nl>
> ::> Cc: <questions at freebsd.org>
> ::> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 5:36 PM
> ::> Subject: RE: OpenOffice-1.1 won't compile.....craps out
> ::>
> ::> ::-----Original Message-----
> ::> ::From: Jorn Argelo [mailto:jorn at wcborstel.nl]
> ::> ::Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:39 PM
> ::> ::To: Ralph M. Los
> ::> ::Cc: questions at freebsd.org
> ::> ::Subject: RE: OpenOffice-1.1 won't compile.....craps out
> ::> ::
> ::> ::
> ::> ::
> ::> ::You might want to consider preinstalling the native Java 
> ::::version 
> ::> before you begin compiling OpenOffice.org. Due to 

> ::::licences it is a 
> ::> tad difficult to get Sun's version of Java ::running (this is, I 
> ::> believe, the only version OOo will accept)
> ::> ::
> ::> ::So get your Java environment up and running first, before you 
> ::> ::start with OOo.
> ::> ::
> ::> ::Cheers,
> ::> ::
> ::> ::Jorn
> ::
> ::
> ::Forget the Java, forget compiling - install the binary 
> ::package. No headaches, 
> ::less time, less filling, tastes great.
> ::
> ::-- 
> ::Best regards,
> ::Chris
> ::
> 
> Chris - Ironic you should say that, I'm sitting here holding a cold one.
> Anyway... Where might I be able to get my hands on a bottle,
> err...binary package for FreeBSD?
> 
> Thanks.
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Have you tried going to the OpenOffice web site? They have a nifty downloader thingy where you choose your OS and such then download. They have packages for 4.x and 5.2.

~Kris