z3c.recipe.openoffice zc.buildout recipe that downloads and installs OpenOffice.org z3c.recipe.openoffice ===================== This recipe download openoffice in your buildout, it can also (optional) create egg with pyuno and change the default python used by openoffice. More info about Python UNO: http://udk.openoffice.org/python/python-bridge.html We are using this to generate OpenOffice documents from zope/python Buildout configuration: ----------------------- Add this section to your buildout configuration:: [buildout] parts = ... your other parts ... openoffice ... [openoffice] recipe = z3c.recipe.openoffice This will just download and install openoffice in your buildout To create the pyuno egg add the fallowing config:: [openoffice] recipe = z3c.recipe.openoffice install-pyuno-egg = yes To also change openoffice python, add the following config:: [openoffice] recipe = z3c.recipe.openoffice install-pyuno-egg = yes hack-openoffice-python = yes By default it will fetch version OpenOffice 2.3 but you might want to install from another location or another version like this:: [openoffice] recipe = z3c.recipe.openoffice install-pyuno-egg = yes hack-openoffice-python = yes version = 2.3.1 download-url = ftp://ftp.openoffice.skynet.be/pub/ftp.openoffice.org/stable/2.3.1/OOo_2.3.1_LinuxIntel_install_en-US.tar.gz Notes: ------ For this to work an OpenOffice process need to be running in background. As this require a X server and you don't want to install a real X server in a production environment you might want to use Xvfb. Here are the lines we use to start openoffice:: $ cd myBuildout $ Xvfb :3 -ac -screen sn 800x600x16 & $ ./parts/openoffice/program/soffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;" -display :3 & $ ./bin/instance start This recipe only works with linux at the moment Authors: -------- Original author: Martijn Faassen - faassen@infrae.com Modified by: Jean-Francois Roche - jfroche@affinitic.be Infrae a60b9582c551f04bcb2f0acd9acb5d9fd5b70fbf 0.2