Re: LibreOffice help? - BLFS 12.4

Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
> On 9/8/25 4:25 PM, rhubarbpieguy ([email protected] via 
> blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
>> Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
>>> On 9/8/25 2:47 PM, tjoen ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing 
>>> List) wrote:
>>>> On 9/8/25 9:08 PM, rhubarbpieguy ([email protected] via 
>>>> blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
>>>>>> Regardless, I compiled links, xmlto, and xdg-utils but then receive:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is a shellscript.
>>>>>
>>>>>>     /bin/xdg-open: line 1037: lynx: command not found
>>>>>
>>>>> invisible-mirror.net/archives/lynx/tarballs
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, but I compiled links so is lynx relevant?  The relevant 
>>>>> /bin/xdg- open section?
>>>>>
>>>>>      # if BROWSER variable is not set, check some well known 
>>>>> browsers instead
>>>>>      if [ x"$BROWSER" = x"" ]; then
>>>>>          BROWSER=www-browser:links2:elinks:links:lynx:w3m
>>>>>          if has_display; then
>>>>> BROWSER=x-www- 
>>>>> browser:firefox:iceweasel:seamonkey:mozilla:epiphany:konqueror:chromium:chromium- 
>>>>> browser:google-chrome:$BROWSER
>>>>>
>>>>> As I compiled links shouldn't it hit?
>>>>
>>>> I don't know why links doesn't work, no experience with it.
>>>> Not in $PATH ? Not executable?
>>>> Possible needs both links and lynx.
>>>
>>> Does 'links www.linuxfromscratch.org' work from the command line?
>>>
>>>   -- Bruce
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, 'links www.linuxfromscratch.org' works.
>>
>> Assuming others can access help and xdg-utils is needed, should 
>> xdg-utils be added as a free-standing dependency as cups can be 
>> disabled?
>
> Cups is 'Recommended' for libreoffice.  See the 'Notes on Building 
> Software' page (Look for 'Dependencies') for a full definition of 
> recommended, but a part of it says  'if a recommended dependency is 
> not installed, the built package may lack some important 
> functionalities.'  We cannot realistically cover all the different 
> combinations so we leave it up to the users to troubleshoot and fix 
> issues when deviating from the book.  We do consider omitting a 
> recommended dependency as deviating, but let the user know that they 
> can be omitted if they accept the potential limitations.
>
>   -- Bruce
>
>
Got it.  But the xdg-utils/xdg-open problem is still outstanding.  I 
don't see what I've done wrong.  Unless I hear otherwise I'll try 
rebuilding LibreOffice with Cups and xdg-utils.

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