[ooo-build] Unable to Load Included Impress Templates in ooo-build 3.2.1.4

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Hi List,

I have successfully built ooo-build 3.2.1.4 for Slackware64 13.1.  Now I
am having problems using the included Impress background templates.

Ways to reproduce:

Open Impress.  During initial "Presentation Wizard" dialogue choose
"From template".  The "Preview" checkbox is checked per default.  A
window pops up containing the error message "Error loading the template:
General error".

Open Impress.  During initial "Presentation Wizard" dialogue choose
"Empty presentation".  Click "Next".  The "Preview" checkbox is checked
per default.  Select any of the options listed under "Presentation
Backgrounds" or "Presentations".  A window pops up containing the error
message "Error loading the template: General error".

Creating an empty presentation and choosing a background from "Master
Pages" -> "Available for Use" seems to have no effect.  There are no
warnings or errors but the background of the presentation does not change.

Starting Impress from the command line provides no additional output.

Templates are installed in the directory
/usr/lib64/ooo-3.2/basis3.2/share/template/en-US/layout/ with the
naming pattern lyt-{template}.otp.  Permissions on the files are 444.

Web searches turn up little.  I did run across a posting on the Arch
Linux forums that describe the same behavior:

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=85592

That thread gives no resolution.  Also, posters indicate vanilla
OpenOffice.org releases do not exhibit this behavior.

Please let me know if there are any steps I can take to fix this
problem.  As always, let me know if any further information is required.

Thanks,

Mike