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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:27:01 +0200, Stefán István wrote: |
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> What is the reason of the lack of binary packages of openoffice and |
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> firefox for ppc based machines? |
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Because the projects don't supply binary PPC packages. |
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Gentoo works with upstream packages and, with the exception of the GRP |
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and Stage 3 packages for initial installation, does not provide binaries |
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unless they come fro upstream. |
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I've been compiling OOo for PPC since 1.1.4, and like you, cannot install |
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2.0.4 yet. There are some threads on Bugzilla about the various problems |
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compiling OOo. |
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I'd use KOffice but I need to be able to save in Word and Excel formats. |
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