openoffice java integration is broken

[tchize]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

It seems that openoffice java integration or, at least, the XSLT processing using java integration is broken. This seems due to the way ubuntu packages openoffice and has been confirmed on 2 different installations of same ubuntu distribution.

Steps to reproduce.
in writer: go to Tools -> options -> java: ensure that "use java environment" is checked and that a JVM si selected. (It fails with both openjdk or a stock oracle java distribution)

Then create a document, type in some random text or leave it empty. Go to file -> save as -> choose "docbook xml" file format. This format uses java xslt processor to do the export. When you save you get a progress bar that goes to about 30% then a dialog that says

"error during the save of document xxxxxx: write error. Impossible to write to file" (translated from french)

Now install a stock openoffice distribution, using the .deb available in openoffice official site. It will install openoffice without integrated JVM in /opt without java. Once again, start it, ensure that debian jvm is correctly activated in tools->options->java. Try to save as a docbook file, it work.

I have same problem with openoffce extensions that need java (work with stock openoffice, fail with ubuntu openoffice).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.2.0-7ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 8 09:03:07 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_BE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org

[tchize (tchize-gmail)]

This issue also affect the newly released "maverick" ubuntu.

[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Do you have openoffice.org-java-common installed?
Does it work with this installed if not?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for openoffice.org (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[tchize (tchize-gmail)]

Indeed that was the issue. Since this format requires libreoffice-java-common installed which is not the cas by default, it should probably not be available unless this package is installed.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.