Bug 18984

Summary:	openoffice-bin fails to load if freetype is different from compiled version
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Tiago Freire <tiago.freire>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Seth Chandler <sethbc>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Tiago Freire 2003-04-08 13:25:29 UTC

if 'export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so' is not commented out in /usr/bin/ooffice, 
openoffice fails to load. 
i found this solution in 
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=39831&highlight=openoffice 
this was added to improve performance and font rendering to resolve this bug: 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14801 
 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. upgrade to xfree 4.3. 
2. install openoffice-bin (1.0.2). 
3. bug! 
Actual Results:  
openoffice starts, but the menus dont show anything or show underscores 
 

Expected Results:  
the fonts should show up properly

Comment 1 Seth Chandler 2003-04-08 13:49:18 UTC

you see what i said in the forums?