OO 2.4.1 package problem

[Ghirai]

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:17:24 +0300
Ghirai <ghirai at ghirai.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:07:29 -0400
> Vinny <vinny-mail-01+f.questions20080917 at palaceofretention.ca> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Ghirai,
> > 
> > > 
> > > I installed OOo_2.4.1_FreeBSD70Intel_install_en-US.tbz, along
> > > with the required deps, as well as
> > > diablo-jre-freebsd7.i386.1.6.0.07.02.tbz.
> > > 
> > > Now i'm getting this error:
> > > 
> > > [ghirai at deimos /usr/home/ghirai]$ openoffice.org-2.4.1
> > > javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment! 
> > > The application cannot be started. 
> > > The component manager is not available.
> > > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> > > 
> > 
> > I ran into this error using the package you mention.  It turned
> > out to be a problem with javaldx not recognizing the FreeBSD
> > Foundation as a provider of a Java run-time.  I had to fix it
> > by updating my ports tree and building OOo from source.
> > Hopefully, this is possible on your system.
> > 
> > I read about it in the openoffice at freebsd mailing list.
> > The new source has the javaldx fix.
> > 
> > Vinny
> > 
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> I guess i'll be compiling from source after all; was hoping to save
> myself the many hours :)
> 

Alright, installed from ports, and it's working as it should.
And it only took about 4 hours.

-- 
Regards,
Ghirai.