Re: LibreOffice help? - BLFS 12.4

Am 10.09.25 um 14:08 schrieb rhubarbpieguy ([email protected]
via blfs-support Mailing List):
> Rainer Fiebig ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
>> Am 09.09.25 um 00:03 schrieb rhubarbpieguy ([email protected]
>> via blfs-support Mailing List):
>>> 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 'linkswww.linuxfromscratch.org' work from the command line?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    -- Bruce
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, 'linkswww.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.
>> What happens if you try to open one of the help-htmls directly with
>> xdg-open, like
>>
>> xdg-open /opt/libreoffice/help/en/text/scalc/main0000.html
>>
>> In my system the page opens in Firefox (java-script enabled) as was to
>> be expected.
>>
>> Rainer
>>
>>
> The suggestion was made to try lynx.  That turned out to be a good
> thought as after compiling lynx a screen comes up at a command line with
> F1 although it's skeletal.  Links does not.
> 
> But using your suggestion I get the full text help screen with links. 
> If I delete links I get the full text help screen with lynx.  No GUI
> program launches.
Hm.  I just took a quick look at the dependencies for LO.  There's no
browser listed.  But AFAIK a browser is needed for LO-help.  Has that
been overlooked?  Or am I wrong here?  In Firefox even java-script has
to be enabled for the LO help-pages to be displayed.

> 
> I just noticed "Not all attributes could be read." displays when opening
> a file.
Maybe java-script needs to be enabled, like in Firefox.  Apart from lynx
and links: don't you have Firefox installed on your system?

Rainer

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