On 10/15/2015 01:58 PM, Marcus wrote: > Am 10/15/2015 09:58 PM, schrieb Dennis E. Hamilton: >> [...] >> >> If we are not going to install a suitable JRE as part of AOO binary >> installers, how should we make it more clear that Java is required >> for what >> might seem to be essential functions? >> >> [...] > > I don't know since when a JRE is needed inside OpenOffice for a few > functions, maybe since ever. And since OpenOffice is at Apache there > was no code change. The only change was that a JRE is no longer > included when downloading OpenOffice. > > So, I expect that the users know since a longer time that they need > a JRE when they want these functions. Additionally there are > messages shown that a JRE is needed. > > Marcus
The need for Java is detailed in the System Requirements -- http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html linked from the Download page. What I found "startling" was the message that Java 6 is needed on Macintosh, which I was not aware of. We've switched to Java 7 for sure for Windows and Linux builds. The lack of a Mac buildbot makes tracking these kinds of anomalies difficult. Maybe it's time we investigate an alternate way of providing the same functionality without Java? -- -------------------------------------------- MzK “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” --Lao Tzu --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
