Install Go-oo from Testing or AUR?

Question

I just noticed that Go-oo is in the testing repo. I'm not running a testing system. Does it make sense to install Go-oo (if I want to try it) from the testing repo, if I'm not using any other packages from testing? Or would it be better to use the version in AUR?
I guess I'm wondering both which would produce a better working version of Go-oo in my system and which package is being upgraded more consistently?
Also is there any prognosis on when Go-oo might be ready for the extra repo?
Thanks.
Last edited by cb474 (2009-04-27 09:45:00)

Answer 1

AndyRTR wrote:For localization just use the vanilla langpack PGBUILDs as proto and change the install path. That should work.
Thank you, that worked like a charm! :-)
If someone also wants to localize go-openoffice, here is my PKGBUILD:
pkgname=go-openoffice-de
pkgver=3.0.1
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="OpenOffice.org - german language files for go-oo.org"
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
license=('LGPL')
url="http://www.openoffice.org"
makedepends=('rpmextract')
depends=('go-openoffice')
source=(http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/openoffice/extended/3.1.0rc2/OOo_3.1.0rc2_20090427_LinuxIntel_langpack_de.tar.gz)
md5sums=('43151ce886665ef794a939c765ac7d3f')
build() {
cd ${srcdir}/*native_packed*/RPMS
for i in *.rpm
do rpmextract.sh $i
done
# install openoffice language files
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/go-openoffice-3.0.99.6/basis-link
cp -R opt/openoffice.org/basis3.1/* ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/go-openoffice-3.0.99.6/basis-link
cp -R opt/openoffice.org3/* ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/go-openoffice-3.0.99.6/basis-link
chown root:root -R ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/go-openoffice-3.0.99.6/
I just altered the name, pkgdesc, depends, source (there's a newer file online now, the old one doesn't exist anymore), md5sums and the install part of course
I don't know if the pkgver is correct (since it is 3.1.0 RC2) but hey, it works!
If someone wants to localize it for another language the only thing you have to do is to change the pkgname, source¹ and md5sums line.
¹: Choose your langpack .tar.gz file from here: http://ftp-1.gwdg.de/pub/openoffice/extended/3.1.0rc2/
Just like the vanilla openoffice you have to install the spell and grammar checker afterwards. The file is located here: /usr/lib/go-openoffice-3.0.99.6/share/extension/install
Thank you very much again Andy. I don't go back to vanilla openoffice
EDIT: I also don't really care if you split the mono and gstreamer dependencies into other packages (if that is possible). I would install them anyway
But I don't really get the point why Arch should do this? Openoffice is a fat package, everyone who wants to install knows this... One or two dependencies more don't hurt much in my opinion. So what is bad about mono and/or gstreamer?
I'm very happy with the features like video support since the Java Media Framework (JMF) isn't available for x86_64 :-(
Also vanilla openoffice could be placed in AUR so there's a way you can install it without those dependencies.
Last edited by darie (2009-04-27 23:18:27)