[Libreoffice] LO: Linux distro specific packages vs. universal build

[Rene Engelhard]

Hi,

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 04:45:57PM +0200, Petr Mladek wrote:
> I think about what package names and paths use for the openSUSE
> LibreOffice packages. I wonder how they should conflict with the
> universal Linux Libre Office build and what they should share with it.
> 
> I think that there are three main things:
> 
> 1. installation root path:
> 
> 	+ /opt/libreoffice3 - used by the universal linux build by
>                               default

Well, I don't see why we should keep that version here too but I can
live with it being there.

> 	+ /usr/lib(64)/libreoffice - proposed path for distro-specific
>                               build

OK.

> 
> 
> 2. user configuration:
> 
> 	+ ~/.libreoffice/3 - used by the universal linux build
> 	+ ~/.libreoffice/3-<distro> - proposed alternative 
>                    distro-specific path, e.g. ~/.libreoffice/3-suse
> 
> 	I tried to use the same directory but the other build did not
>         start because incompatible berkley DB, see the attached
>         screenshot

I'd use the same user directory, personally. We use the same bdb as
universal/vanilla anyways.

> 3. package names:
> 
> 	+ libreoffice-ure, libreoffice3*, libobasis3.3* - used by the
>           universal Linux build
> 	+ libreoffice* - preferred distro-specific package name

Jup.

>         The universal and distro-specific packages can be installed in
>         parallel because they use different paths. The only problem is
>         the same name for the libreoffice-ure package. I suggest to
>         rename it to libreoffice3-ure in the universal linux build.

We use simply "ure" in Debian.

Grüße/Regards,

René