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1Apache OpenOffice (AOO)
2=======================
3
4    The Apache OpenOffice project provides a full featured office productivity suite
5    based on open standards. It is the continuation of the OpenOffice.org project.
6
7    For detailed information about Apache OpenOffice please visit
8    https://openoffice.apache.org/
9
10    Apache OpenOffice is a very large project with many components and mainly
11    implemented in C++ but also in Java, Perl, Python and other languages.
12
13    Currently supported platforms include:
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15        Microsoft Windows
16        macOS (OS X)
17        Linux variants
18        FreeBSD
19        OS/2
20
21    OpenOffice is used by millions of users worldwide and with more than 310 million
22    downloads it is one of the most successful open source projects.
23
24Getting the latest sources via Git
25==================================
26
27    You can always checkout the latest source via Git using the following
28    command:
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30    git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/openoffice.git aoo
31
32    For further information visit https://openoffice.apache.org/source.html
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34Building Apache OpenOffice
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36
37    Apache OpenOffice is a big project and depends on several other external libraries.
38    The list of prerequisites varies for the different platforms.
39
40    A comprehensive and complete building guide can be found in the project wiki under
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42    https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Building_Guide_AOO
43
44    With having all prerequisites in place you can simply run
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46    cd aoo/main
47    autoconf
48    ./configure <configure_switches>
49    ./bootstrap
50    source *.Set.sh
51    cd instsetoo_native
52    build --all
53
54    Note that building OpenOffice can take several hours.
55
56    The default build will produce a setup version (e.g. setup program on Windows, dmg on macOS,
57    rpm and deb packages on Linux) and an archived version. The output can be found in the
58    <output> directory in instsetoo_native/<output_dir>/Apache_OpenOffice/...
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