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sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Hi All,
Would sharing the "installed" type builds work for Linux testing of
small changes as long as the architecture was the same?
That way Linux testers wouldn't need to integrate with the system
similar to Windows users having the option of an administrative install.
I've tested sharing a build from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8
without any noticeable issues.
It seems the user profile is kept in a sub-directory so I like that also.
I didn't know if this had been tried before or if there is a downside.
After a build I copy the office out to a new directory and then copy the
SDK into it.
$ mkdir <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450
$ cp -r <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4 <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/
$ cp -r <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice_SDK/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4/sdk <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/openoffice4/
Then the openoffice4 dir gets archived from there.
Users could unpack and test then delete.
Thanks,
Carl
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Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by "Keith N. McKenna" <ke...@comcast.net>.
On 2021-06-11 13:49, Carl Marcum wrote:
> Hi Keith,
>
> On 6/11/21 11:09 AM, Keith N. McKenna wrote:
>> On 2021-06-08 10:08, Carl Marcum wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Would sharing the "installed" type builds work for Linux testing of
>>> small changes as long as the architecture was the same?
>>> That way Linux testers wouldn't need to integrate with the system
>>> similar to Windows users having the option of an administrative install.
>>>
>>> I've tested sharing a build from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8
>>> without any noticeable issues.
>>> It seems the user profile is kept in a sub-directory so I like that
>>> also.
>>>
>>> I didn't know if this had been tried before or if there is a downside.
>>>
>>> After a build I copy the office out to a new directory and then copy the
>>> SDK into it.
>>>
>>> $ mkdir <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450
>>> $ cp -r
>>> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4
>>>
>>> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/
>>> $ cp -r
>>> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice_SDK/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4/sdk
>>>
>>> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/openoffice4/
>>>
>>> Then the openoffice4 dir gets archived from there.
>>> Users could unpack and test then delete.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Carl
>> Carl, ET AL;
>>
>> There is this mwiki page for doing just what you are asking:
>> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel#Installing_3..2A_versions_.28three_layer_OpenOffice.org.29.
>>
>> It is marked as outdated and may need some updating. As I do not use
>> Linux I have never tried it myself.
>>
>> Regards
>> Keith
>>
> Thanks for the link. I haven't ran across this before.
>
> Actually when you build with config option --with-package-format
> "installed" instead of "rpm deb" you get the directory layout and
> embedded user profile without all that work.
> That's what I suggest building and sharing for quick testing.
>
> Thanks again.
> Carl
Hi Carl;
I mention the link as I prefer to run builds other than the GA Release
without linking it to my release profile. That way if there is a
problem, I can just delete the test or dev build folder and gone.
Regards
Keith
Regards
Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by Carl Marcum <cm...@apache.org>.
Hi Keith,
On 6/11/21 11:09 AM, Keith N. McKenna wrote:
> On 2021-06-08 10:08, Carl Marcum wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Would sharing the "installed" type builds work for Linux testing of
>> small changes as long as the architecture was the same?
>> That way Linux testers wouldn't need to integrate with the system
>> similar to Windows users having the option of an administrative install.
>>
>> I've tested sharing a build from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8
>> without any noticeable issues.
>> It seems the user profile is kept in a sub-directory so I like that also.
>>
>> I didn't know if this had been tried before or if there is a downside.
>>
>> After a build I copy the office out to a new directory and then copy the
>> SDK into it.
>>
>> $ mkdir <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450
>> $ cp -r
>> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4
>> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/
>> $ cp -r
>> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice_SDK/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4/sdk
>> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/openoffice4/
>>
>> Then the openoffice4 dir gets archived from there.
>> Users could unpack and test then delete.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Carl
> Carl, ET AL;
>
> There is this mwiki page for doing just what you are asking:
> https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel#Installing_3..2A_versions_.28three_layer_OpenOffice.org.29.
> It is marked as outdated and may need some updating. As I do not use
> Linux I have never tried it myself.
>
> Regards
> Keith
>
Thanks for the link. I haven't ran across this before.
Actually when you build with config option --with-package-format
"installed" instead of "rpm deb" you get the directory layout and
embedded user profile without all that work.
That's what I suggest building and sharing for quick testing.
Thanks again.
Carl
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Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by "Keith N. McKenna" <ke...@comcast.net>.
On 2021-06-08 10:08, Carl Marcum wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Would sharing the "installed" type builds work for Linux testing of
> small changes as long as the architecture was the same?
> That way Linux testers wouldn't need to integrate with the system
> similar to Windows users having the option of an administrative install.
>
> I've tested sharing a build from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8
> without any noticeable issues.
> It seems the user profile is kept in a sub-directory so I like that also.
>
> I didn't know if this had been tried before or if there is a downside.
>
> After a build I copy the office out to a new directory and then copy the
> SDK into it.
>
> $ mkdir <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450
> $ cp -r
> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4
> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/
> $ cp -r
> <path-to-source-dir>/openoffice/main/instsetoo_native/unxlngx6.pro/Apache_OpenOffice_SDK/installed/install/en-US/openoffice4/sdk
> <path-to-new-dir>/AOO450/openoffice4/
>
> Then the openoffice4 dir gets archived from there.
> Users could unpack and test then delete.
>
> Thanks,
> Carl
Carl, ET AL;
There is this mwiki page for doing just what you are asking:
https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Run_OOo_versions_parallel#Installing_3..2A_versions_.28three_layer_OpenOffice.org.29.
It is marked as outdated and may need some updating. As I do not use
Linux I have never tried it myself.
Regards
Keith
Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by Yury Tarasievich <yu...@gmail.com>.
On 11/06/21 20:52, Carl Marcum wrote:
>> If need be I create shell script with
>> alternate config directory specification:
>>
>> -env:UserInstallation=file:///home/you/.openoffice/4
>>
> Is this for an alternate user profile?
>
> Is this passed at startup?
Yes and yes.
Pity this trick has (had?) to be hounded out in
forums and such. There is (was?) no clear
mention of this in the documentation.
-Yury
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Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by Carl Marcum <cm...@apache.org>.
Hi Yury!
On 6/9/21 12:29 AM, Yury Tarasievich wrote:
>
> On 2021/06/08 15:50:56, Marcus <m....@wtnet.de> wrote: > Am 08.06.21 um
> 16:08 schrieb Carl Marcum:> > > Would sharing the "installed" type
> builds work for Linux testing of > > > small changes as long as the
> architecture was the same?
>
> I'm using OpenOffice and/or LibreOffice in this manner for years. This
> works.
>
> If need be I create shell script with alternate config directory
> specification:
>
> -env:UserInstallation=file:///home/you/.openoffice/4
Is this for an alternate user profile?
Is this passed at startup?
Thanks,
Carl
>
> -Yury
>
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Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by Yury Tarasievich <yu...@gmail.com>.
On 2021/06/08 15:50:56, Marcus <m....@wtnet.de>
wrote: > Am 08.06.21 um 16:08 schrieb Carl
Marcum:> > > Would sharing the "installed" type
builds work for Linux testing of > > > small
changes as long as the architecture was the same?
I'm using OpenOffice and/or LibreOffice in this
manner for years. This works.
If need be I create shell script with alternate
config directory specification:
-env:UserInstallation=file:///home/you/.openoffice/4
-Yury
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Re: sharing "installed" builds for Linux testing
Posted by Marcus <ma...@wtnet.de>.
Am 08.06.21 um 16:08 schrieb Carl Marcum:
> Would sharing the "installed" type builds work for Linux testing of
> small changes as long as the architecture was the same?
> That way Linux testers wouldn't need to integrate with the system
> similar to Windows users having the option of an administrative install.
>
> I've tested sharing a build from CentOS 7 to Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8
> without any noticeable issues.
I would prefer this method of installation. It's faster and - the main
point - not that system-integrated.
As long as we don't need to test any system or installation issues I
would like to test this way.
Marcus
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