[upstream] [hardy] openoffice complains that jre is not present or is broken. It is actually present and unbroken.

[Michael95060]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

on launch of openoffice 2.4 in hardy ubuntu (upgrade from gutsy), multiple error diaolg boxes all saying that jre is required and is either not present or broken. Same display upon attempt to save file changes and upon closing down openoffice. Reinstall openoffice and java via Synaptic not productive.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 29 17:45:18 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Can you please attach this file to the launchpad bug report:

~/.openoffice.org2/user/config/javasettings_Linux_x86.xml

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Confirmed, I believe this is an upstream bug. I will need to test on official OOo 2.4 with this file and verify that it refuses to update the file like the Ubuntu version does.

Michael,

Thanks for attaching the file, I needed it to show upstream the problem.

To work around this bug delete the file I had you attach from your system, it should then get regenerated and select the proper JVM.

Thanks,

Chris

[Michael95060 (michael-umcsantacruz)]

Thanks, the work around is successful.

Chris Cheney wrote:
> Confirmed, I believe this is an upstream bug. I will need to test on
> official OOo 2.4 with this file and verify that it refuses to update the
> file like the Ubuntu version does.
>
> Michael,
>
> Thanks for attaching the file, I needed it to show upstream the problem.
>
> To work around this bug delete the file I had you attach from your
> system, it should then get regenerated and select the proper JVM.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => High
> Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
> Target: None => ubuntu-8.04.1
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - openoffice complains that jre is not present or is broken. It is actually present and unbroken.
> + [upstream] [hardy] openoffice complains that jre is not present or is broken. It is actually present and unbroken.
>
>

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[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

I believe that this is fixed originally 1:2.4.1~rc1-1ubuntu1 in hardy-proposed. I will have to double check with a broken file to verify it is corrected.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Chris,

You have this marked as 'fix committed' for hardy - is the fix believed to be present now in 8.04.1? Should we subscribe the sru-verification team to confirm?

And is the bug also fixed for intrepid?

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Steve,

The fix as far as being able to go into the Tools->Options->Java and select the new JRE you want to use is in both hardy and intrepid. Before the fix went in (afaict) it would not let you change it for some reason. However, it will still complain that your JRE isn't there if you were using one that is no longer there, but that really isn't a bug.

So yes this bug should be fixed afaik.

Chris