StarOffice 5.0 on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5
Roberto Zini
During the last days I've been trying to install StarOffice 5.0
Italian under SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (+RS505A + OSS497B + OSS600A) by
using the lxrun emulator (the one included in then SkunkWare98 CD-ROM).
After much fiddling, and thanks to a wyse guy who succeeded in
installing StarOffice under UW 7.0.1, I can get the installer to
the point where he asks me about the preferred installation method
(Standard, Custom ...). So far so good but even if I DO have 1.2GB
of space available under my root (/) filesystem, the installer
claims I only have 0 (zero) bytes free thus aborting the installation
process.
I've tried by downloading the latest sources of Lxrun (0.9.4pre3)
but unsuccesfully; the installer keeps stopping complaining about
the lack of free disk space.
I've also tried by tracking lxrun operations by using the '-t verbose'
parameter; lxrun produces a trace file of (approx) 1.6MB which contains
a lot of debugging info. Some are repetitive (yield not implemented) but
there's a thing which puzzles me. Sometimes, the stat system call fails
since the parameters being passed to it is set to null (''). I'm trying
to patch the above in the source but I'm not sure about it.
Did anyone manage to have StarOffice5 installed under SCO OS 5.0.5 ?
Also, I did fail even under UW 7.1; the lxrun package which comes
with the OS does not provide the necessary libraries required by
StarOffice (no problem; I managed to use the ones included with the
OS5 Skunk98 version) but when it comes to the point to display the
welcome window, lxrun stops with a "Signal 11 (SIGSEGV)" error.
If someone does care to share info, I'll be glad to help.
Best,
Roberto
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Roberto Zini
Hi !
I'm sorry for this followup but just a few minutes ago I was able
to get Star Office 5.0 UP & RUNNING on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 .
First, download the latest version of Lxrun from the 'Net (mine
was 0.9.4) since you have to modify the sources. Once extracted,
vi(C) the filesys.c file; the SO (StarOffice) setup program fails
to calculate the amount of free disk space since lxrun fails to
copy back a parameter in the Linux lx_statfs structure (the f_bavail
item which SHOULD report the amount of free disk space - mine was always
0).
So, add the following line in the copy_out_new_statfs routine (please
be sure to modify the one not #DEFINEd for UW7 (ie the second one):
to->f_bavail = from->f_bfree
(this should be line #108 of the file).
Next, rebuild the binary by using the "make" command (of course you have
to own the SCO DevKit or GCC for the make to work). Once done, switch to
/opt/K/SKUNK98/Lxrun/0.9.x/usr/local/bin and replace the lxrun program
with the compiled one.
Switch to the directory where you did download SO and fire up the installation
routine; insert your code and pick the installation method you do prefere.
Next,
when the installer ask you to insert the StarOffice 5 CD, click on the
"Cancel"
button (I've got the Italian version with localized messages - however you
should hit the third button) and the installation should proceed without
problems.
Once finished, switch to the installation directory you did choose, cd to the
"bin" one and edit with the editor of your choice the following files :
psetup
setup
soffice
to include "lxrun" at the end (just after the "exec" command).
Lastly, run soffice and pick the application you want.
Thanks to Tom (tcg...@nuskin.net) for his help (search with www.deja.com
on comp.unix.unixware.misc - Subject : "StarOffice up on 7.0.1").
Now, let's see if we can get this beast installed on UW 7.1.
Hope this helps !
Steven H. Ginzburg
>During the last days I've been trying to install StarOffice 5.0
>Italian under SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 (+RS505A + OSS497B + OSS600A) by
>using the lxrun emulator (the one included in then SkunkWare98 CD-ROM).
...
>Did anyone manage to have StarOffice5 installed under SCO OS 5.0.5 ?
I've been in communication with an lxrun user who has written
his own install scripts in vtcl. His procedure and the scripts
are on the lxrun WWW site:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~steven/lxrun/apps/so/staroffice45.html
I have not tested his procedure, but he claims it works. Please
drop me an E-Mail and tell me how it goes...
-Steve