Re: [Dict-common-dev] openoffice.org: dictionary.lst is gone

Hi,

Agustin Martin wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:11:44AM +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> > OpenOffice.org 3.0.0 removed the need for a dictionary.lst (but still
> > honoured it but since 3.0.1 rc1 it does not do even that anymore.). W=
e now
> > can specify the paths of the dicts separately (and that even distinct
> > for dicts, hyph patters and thesauri)
> >=20
> > Fortunately the naming scheme for the dictionaries didn't change, so =
the
> > packages' contents don't need to change - except that
> >  - .info-myspell is obsolete
> >  - the packages do not need to carll update-openoffice-dicts anymore
> >  - update-openoffice-dicts is not needed anymore
> >=20
> > I think we should do the transition asap for squeeze and remove
> > dictionary.lst.
>=20
> If possible, I would like squeeze hunspell dicts to work in lenny ooo
> without manual intervention. For that reason I am for keeping the calls=
, in
> case the dictionary is used from lenny. I would change the dictionaries=
.lst

Hrm.

> header to explain that is left there *only* for backwards compatibility=
 of
> the dictionary. May be put the obsolete stuff in an special place in th=
e

That can be done, yes...

> policy document.

but then new dicts also need to add it for compat with lenny, but they wo=
n't when
it's in an other section. So what you propose is keeping the stuff inside=
 the policy
although it isn't used.

> > I propose the following diff, which - if you have no objections - wil=
l
> > upload to experimental together with OOo 3.0.1 and together to sid wi=
th it.
> >=20
> > http://people.debian.org/~rene/openoffice.org/dictionary-lst-gone.dif=
f
>=20
> Be careful, that .diff contains a lot of changes in the lisp code, resu=
lt of
> applying the dpatches during the build process. Make sure you run
> 'fakeroot debian/rules clean' afterwards (is not automatically done), s=
o
> patches are unapplied. gitk is your friend.

Yep, noticed that, too.

> I will not have much free time these days, will be back to this when
> possible. I will then look really at the code instead of just a quick l=
ook
> at the .diff. Since lenny is taking longer than expected, we have time.

OK. I tested it, though :)

And well, lenny is due in January according to current plans (shortly aft=
er d-i rc2)...

Gr=FC=DFe/Regards,

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