Bug#377531: openoffice.org-dev: unowinreg.dll should be included
Package: openoffice.org-dev
Version: 2.0.3-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
The file "unowinreg.dll" from the openoffice.org sdk is missing
from the debian package. It is intentional, as one can learn from
the file /usr/share/doc/openoffice.org-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:
- exclude unowinreg.dll from installing in -dev.. [RE]
I did not find any threads on the mailing list about this decision, so
I can only guess about the reasons. And I can't see any valid reasons,
so I'm heavily outraged. It took 4 hours of my life, possibly because
of some windows-hater license-lover guy.
1st: because /usr/lib/openoffice/sdk/settings/std.mk refers to this
file, a "make" in /usr/lib/openoffice/sdk/examples/java/Spreadsheet
cannot possibly succeed. However, as programming openoffice is
as complicated as it is, I think this actually prevents those small
"masses" who would be able to dig into it from actually try
to program under openoffice with java.
2nd: changing /usr/lib/openoffice/sdk/settings/std.mk not to include
the reference to that dll would be a proof of "unusability by
policy", and would definitely make me consider leaving the Debian
camp. Why? Because I want to have a usable system, and not a
religion instead. I want Windows users to be able to use my
programs. That is why I am taking the time to learn this
disgusting UNO/OpenOffice environment. Including
that dll helps a lot, as can be learned from this web page:
http://udk.openoffice.org/common/man/spec/transparentofficecomponents.html
3rd: yes, I am so weak and stupid, that I cannot figure a way to
learn differently: start by the examples, and first change
them a little, compile, test, change, etc. That means: I'd
be better off if I installed openoffice from tar.gz, and not
from the debian package. I would have that dll (oh, god, a DLL!),
and also the ability to compile!
Best regards,
Baldvin Kovacs
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15.3-kavics
Locale: LANG=hu_HU, LC_CTYPE=hu_HU (charmap=ISO-8859-2)
Versions of packages openoffice.org-dev depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.1.0-1+b1 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.1.0-1+b1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6-dev 4.6.2-3 STLport C++ class library
ii libstlport4.6c2 4.6.2-3 STLport C++ class library
ii libx11-6 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 X Window System protocol client li
ii openoffice.org-core 2.0.3-1 OpenOffice.org office suite archit
Versions of packages openoffice.org-dev recommends:
pn dmake <none> (no description available)
ii g++ 4:4.0.2-2 The GNU C++ compiler
pn java-gcj-compat-dev <none> (no description available)
ii openoffice.org-java-common 2.0.0-5 OpenOffice.org office suite Java s
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