The more I think about it, I agree that deprecating CentOS5 for 4.2.x is the Right Way To Go.
I plan on creating 2 CentOS6 VMs this weekend: one 64 and the other 32bit. I'll put the CentOS5 VMs "on storage" for 4.1.x. > On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:47 AM, Damjan Jovanovic <dam...@apache.org> wrote: > > CentOS 5 is now EOL, even its maintenance updates ended on 31 March 2017. I > think we have to move to CentOS 6. > > I made GIO the default VFS searched by configure instead of GnomeVFS, as > that's what everybody has been using for years; AOO is pretty much the only > application still pulling in that ancient package with who knows what > security issues. It was done in this commit: > > r1812655 | damjan | 2017-10-19 18:35:49 +0200 (Thu, 19 Oct 2017) | 6 lines > Changed paths: > M /openoffice/trunk/main/configure.ac > > GnomeVFS was deprecated 9 years ago. Make GIO, its replacement, > the default searched by configure.ac instead. > > ---- > > If we really need GnomeVFS back, we can revert that commit, or use > ./configure switches to favor GnomeVFS over GIO. > > Damjan > > > > On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > >> True, but not ALL dependencies... for example, we require egrep :) >> >> But Zip 3.0.0 is one specifically checked for: >> >>> dnl =================================================================== >>> dnl Zip must be available or else it is an error, all platforms >>> dnl =================================================================== >>> if test -z "$ZIP" -o -z "$UNZIP"; then >>> AC_MSG_ERROR([Zip/Unzip are required to build, please install or use >> --with-zip-home],,) >>> fi >>> if "$ZIP" -FS < /dev/null 2>&1 | $EGREP "no such option: S" > /dev/null; >> then >>> AC_MSG_ERROR([Zip version 3.0 or newer is required to build, please >> install or use --with-zip-home],,) >>> fi >>> >> >> It does look like all previous builds, up to and including 4.1.4 were done >> on >> CentOS5 (for the released binaries). >> >> So the question is that w/ 4.2.0, do we no longer support CentOS 5 as a >> supported build platform. Another dependency seems to be GIO, but we >> can build w/o that. But is that really an option for our community builds?? >> >> >>> On Nov 24, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Peter Kovacs <pe...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> I thought we add all dependencies to the build process. (thats why our >> build takes ages.) >>> I thought the only distibution dependency is the build environment. >>> Maybe I am wrong. If so I do not understand how CentOS5 can be >> compatible to everything else. >>> >>> On 24.11.2017 16:23, Jim Jagielski wrote: >>>>> On Nov 23, 2017, at 12:43 PM, Matthias Seidel < >> matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Rory, >>>>> >>>>> Am 23.11.2017 um 18:31 schrieb Rory O'Farrell: >>>>>> I have downloaded and install AO0 4.2.0 for linux from >>>>>> https://ci.apache.org/projects/openoffice/install/ >> linux64/Apache_OpenOffice_4.2.0_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en- >> US_2017-11-23_04%3A16%3A31_1816101.tar.gz >>>>>> >>>>>> When opening a Writer file from the splash screen I get a "general >> error" message, then the file opens. Starting AOO 4.2.0 from a terminal >> gives the message >>>>>> ** (soffice:2353): WARNING **: Unknown type: GailWindow >>>>>> The file then opens; it will accept a simple edit, and close >> correctly. >>>>> That sounds like this issue: >>>>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127315 >>>>> >>>>> It would be interesting if it only affects builds based on Ubuntu >>>>> (14.04). Can someone build 4.2.0 on CentOS under release conditions? >>>>> >>>> Question: Is CentOS 5 still our preferred version, or should we >> deprecate >>>> CentOS5 for CentOS 6? >>>> >>>> There are some things that 4.2.0 requires requires some updated 3rd >> party >>>> libs, like zip 3.0.0 or later, etc. >>>> >>>> If I had to vote, I'd say w/ assume (and stay w/) CentOS 5 since the >> upgrade to >>>> CentOS 6 will likely cause a lot of potential for regressions. >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
