[solved] libreoffice USE flags

[pjp]

I'm wondering what is used for UI when no toolkits are enabled? -bin unfortunately uses qt, so I'd either have to do whatever this is below or enable gtk. I otherwise use gtk, but this seemed odd with neither (nor java) being enabled.

Also, with -base, why is either mysql or mariadb "connector" required?

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[ebuild  N     ] app-office/libreoffice-24.2.7.2::gentoo  USE="branding mariadb -accessibility -base -bluetooth -clang (-coinmp) -cups -custom-cflags -dbus -debug -eds (-firebird) -googledrive -gstreamer -gtk -java -kde -ldap -odk -pdfimport -postgres -qt5 -qt6 -test -valgrind -vulkan" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="-nlpsolver -scripting-beanshell -scripting-javascript -wiki-publisher" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11 -python3_13" 453,053 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-perl/Archive-Zip-1.680.0::gentoo  USE="-examples -test" PERL_FEATURES="(-debug) -ithreads -quadmath" 160 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-libs/redland-1.0.17-r3::gentoo  USE="-berkdb -iodbc -mysql -odbc -postgres -sqlite" 1,584 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]   dev-libs/rasqal-0.9.33-r2::gentoo  USE="crypt mhash pcre xml -gmp -static-libs -test" 1,559 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]    dev-libs/libpcre-8.45-r3:3::gentoo  USE="bzip2 cxx jit pcre16 pcre32 readline (unicode) zlib -libedit -static-libs -valgrind" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  sci-mathematics/lpsolve-5.5.2.11-r2:0/55::gentoo  544 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]   sci-libs/colamd-2.9.6::gentoo  292 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/libvisio-0.1.7::gentoo  USE="-doc -static-libs -test -tools" 835 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/libpagemaker-0.0.4-r1::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -tools" 300 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/libfreehand-0.1.2-r1::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" 505 KiB 
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/libcdr-0.1.7::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" 605 KiB 
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-libs/xmlsec-1.3.5:0/1.3::gentoo  USE="nss openssl -doc -gcrypt -gnutls -http -static-libs -test" 2,395 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-cpp/libcmis-0.6.2:0/0.6::gentoo  USE="-man -test -tools" 290 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/mythes-1.2.5::gentoo  USE="-debug" 2,825 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libwps-0.4.14::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -tools" 703 KiB 
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libwpg-0.3.4:0.3::gentoo  USE="-doc" 333 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libqxp-0.0.2::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -test -tools" 334 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libodfgen-0.1.8::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" 378 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libmwaw-0.3.22::gentoo  USE="-doc -tools" 1,443 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libmspub-0.1.4::gentoo  USE="-doc -static-libs" 369 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libetonyek-0.1.10-r2::gentoo  USE="-doc -static-libs -test" 1,459 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libepubgen-0.1.1-r1::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -test" 317 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libebook-0.1.3-r3::gentoo  USE="-doc -test -tools" 407 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libabw-0.1.3::gentoo  USE="-doc -static-libs" 312 KiB
[nomerge       ] dev-libs/redland-1.0.17-r3::gentoo  USE="-berkdb -iodbc -mysql -odbc -postgres -sqlite"
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/raptor-2.0.16:2::gentoo  USE="-debug -json -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 1,710 KiB
[nomerge       ] app-office/libreoffice-24.2.7.2::gentoo  USE="branding mariadb -accessibility -base -bluetooth -clang (-coinmp) -cups -custom-cflags -dbus -debug -eds (-firebird) -googledrive -gstreamer -gtk -java -kde -ldap -odk -pdfimport -postgres -qt5 -qt6 -test -valgrind -vulkan" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="-nlpsolver -scripting-beanshell -scripting-javascript -wiki-publisher" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11 -python3_13"     
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libwpd-0.10.3:0.10::gentoo  USE="tools -doc" 523 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-db/unixODBC-2.3.12::gentoo  USE="minimal unicode -odbcmanual -static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 1,713 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-libs/liborcus-0.19.2:0/0.18::gentoo  USE="spreadsheet-model -python -test -tools" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11" 2,160 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]   dev-libs/libixion-0.19.0-r1:0/0.18::gentoo  USE="-debug -python" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11" 524 KiB
[nomerge       ] dev-libs/rasqal-0.9.33-r2::gentoo  USE="crypt mhash pcre xml -gmp -static-libs -test"
[ebuild  N     ]  app-crypt/mhash-0.9.9.9-r3::gentoo  USE="-static-libs" 0 KiB
[nomerge       ] app-office/libreoffice-24.2.7.2::gentoo  USE="branding mariadb -accessibility -base -bluetooth -clang (-coinmp) -cups -custom-cflags -dbus -debug -eds (-firebird) -googledrive -gstreamer -gtk -java -kde -ldap -odk -pdfimport -postgres -qt5 -qt6 -test -valgrind -vulkan" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="-nlpsolver -scripting-beanshell -scripting-javascript -wiki-publisher" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11 -python3_13"
[ebuild  N     ]  media-gfx/fontforge-20230101-r2::gentoo  USE="X gif jpeg png python readline svg tiff -doc -gtk -test -truetype-debugger -woff2" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11 -python3_13" 13,440 KiB
[nomerge       ] sci-libs/colamd-2.9.6::gentoo
[ebuild  N     ]  sci-libs/suitesparseconfig-5.4.0::gentoo  USE="-static-libs" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 252 KiB
[nomerge       ] app-office/libreoffice-24.2.7.2::gentoo  USE="branding mariadb -accessibility -base -bluetooth -clang (-coinmp) -cups -custom-cflags -dbus -debug -eds (-firebird) -googledrive -gstreamer -gtk -java -kde -ldap -odk -pdfimport -postgres -qt5 -qt6 -test -valgrind -vulkan" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="-nlpsolver -scripting-beanshell -scripting-javascript -wiki-publisher" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12 -python3_10 -python3_11 -python3_13"
[ebuild  N     ]  app-office/libreoffice-l10n-24.2.7.2::gentoo  USE="-offlinehelp" L10N="en -af -am -ar -as -ast -be -bg -bn -bn-IN -bo -br -brx -bs -ca -ca-valencia -ckb -cs -cy -da -de -dgo -dsb -dz -el -en-GB -en-ZA -eo -es -et -eu -fa -fi -fr -fur -fy -ga -gd -gl -gu -gug -he -hi -hr -hsb -hu -id -is -it -ja -ka -kab -kk -kmr-Latn -kn -ko -kok -ks -lb -lo -lt -lv -mai -mk -ml -mn -mni -mr -my -nb -ne -nl -nn -nr -nso -oc -om -or -pa -pl -pt -pt-BR -ro -ru -rw -sa -sat -sd -si -sid -sk -sl -sq -sr -sr-Latn -ss -st -sv -sw-TZ -szl -ta -te -tg -th -tn -tr -ts -tt -ug -uk -uz -ve -vec -vi -xh -zh-CN -zh-TW -zu" 0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-util/cppunit-1.15.1-r3:0/1.15::gentoo  USE="-doc -examples" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 796 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-libs/libatomic_ops-7.8.2::gentoo  ABI_X86="(32) (64) (-x32)" 0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  acct-user/libreoffice-0-r1::gentoo  0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-db/mariadb-connector-c-3.2.7:0/3::gentoo  USE="curl ssl -gnutls -kerberos -static-libs -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 1,185 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/zxing-cpp-2.2.1:0/3::gentoo  871 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/openjpeg-2.5.2:2/7::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 1,829 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/libzmf-0.0.2-r1::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -test -tools" 314 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  games-engines/box2d-2.4.1::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" 1,196 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-libs/hyphen-2.8.8-r2::gentoo  USE="-static-libs" 624 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-cpp/clucene-2.3.3.4-r9:1::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -static-libs" 2,189 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libstaroffice-0.0.7::gentoo  USE="zlib -debug -doc -tools" 692 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libnumbertext-1.0.11::gentoo  296 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libnumbertext-1.0.11::gentoo  296 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/libexttextcat-3.4.7::gentoo  1,097 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-crypt/argon2-20190702-r1:0/1::gentoo  USE="-static-libs" 0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  media-libs/glm-1.0.1::gentoo  USE="-test" CPU_FLAGS_X86="sse2 -avx -avx2 -sse3 -sse4_1 -sse4_2 -ssse3" 0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  acct-group/libreoffice-0-r1::gentoo  0 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  app-text/liblangtag-0.6.7::gentoo  USE="-debug -doc -introspection -test" 740 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-util/mdds-2.1.1:1/2.1::gentoo  USE="openmp -doc -test" 529 KiB
[ebuild  N     ]  dev-libs/librevenge-0.0.5::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" ABI_X86="(64) -32 (-x32)" 428 KiB

[grknight]

needs --tree view to answer why

[pjp]

Thanks, output updated. It didn't even occur to me that would have been helpful.

[Banana]

Also, with -base, why is either mysql or mariadb "connector" required?

The mysql stuff is used by calc and as far as I know you are only able to install all the stuff (writer, calc...)

but this seemed odd with neither (nor java) being enabled.

I do think that java comes bundled and the java useflag does not control this

But, those are only my thoughts. Maybe someone has some real facts

[pjp]

I wondered if calc could have been the culprit. Seems like an optional feature (along with selecting each app. I only use calc and occasionally writer, but wouldn't miss the latter).

Regarding java, I only added that when writing the post because I remembered that it too had toolkit / gui functionality. Maybe the Gentoo binhost has a non-qt binary version. I seem to recall libreoffice being one of those packages that takes forever to compile.

[Banana]

What about openoffice?
It is in guru and looks like it uses gtk https://github.com/gentoo/guru/blob/mas ... .15.ebuild

[Hu]

For several years, OpenOffice has been in a very bad state maintenance wise, to the point that LWN has run articles about it. The most damning I could find quickly was Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache OpenOffice from back in 2017. I would be leery of starting use of OpenOffice at this point. I note that their own Releases page has release notes only up through 4.1.6, even as it has a news banner about 4.1.15 being available.

[pjp]

What about openoffice?
It is in guru and looks like it uses gtk https://github.com/gentoo/guru/blob/mas ... .15.ebuild

That's what I'm currently using, because it isn't libreoffice. My experience with loo was not favorable toward continue use. On top of that, compiling it was "resource heavy." And for something I don't use often, it wasn't worth it.

I was considering updating to aoo 4.1.15 and thought now might be a good time to see what loo looked like since it has been a long time. Which is why I was wondering about the UI situation as described above.

Among the USE flags, I'm not sure what is providing the UI, given: -gtk -java -kde -qt5 -qt6 -vulkan

I suppose I'll turn on gtk for the package and presume that will work. But first, Profile 23 (which I have to to do on the host system first).

[Chiitoo]

Without Qt/GTK+, I believe it is plain VCL.

See also: https://docs.libreoffice.org/vcl.html

[pjp]

Interesting, thanks! I don't recall having seen an application provide it's own UI parts. :)

When it's time, I'll try it with gtk.