User:Pdefilippis/Compile OOo without X11

Description

The purpose of this page is to give detailed instructions on how to build OpenOffice.org on a Mac without depending on X11 to run it. Since getting rid of the dependances with Xlibs is a lengthy process, the result so far does not give us the possibility of running the fully fledged OOo as we know it. Therefore these instructions will probably be interesting to somebody wanting to work on the native port of OOo for Mac OS X rather than an end user.

The result: svdem

After compiling the code, the only runnable binary will be a program called svdem. Its purpose is to help developers test their changes in the code. So far svdem handles natively:

- drawing an initial content in the window (lines + colors).
- resizing/redrawing the window.
- moving the window.
- creating dots with the mouse by pointing and clicking in the window.
- closing the window and quitting the app when closing.

Goal

The ultimate goal is to implement/convert all of the Xlibs calls to Carbon calls. Of course this is not just the matter of switching the calls but understanding the differences between Xlibs and Carbon and transform the code accordingly.

Step-by-step Process

' Downloading the source code
' We use CVS to download any source, therefore you need to open a Terminal window, then do the following:

for tcsh do: setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.services.openoffice.org:/cvs cvs login Enter the password anoncvs

cvs -z3 co -r SRC680_m130 OpenOffice