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On 10/24/2013 10:35 PM, Michael Meeks wrote:
* QA update (Robinson)
     + OSX / Maverick update:
         + apparently a Java related update / issue ...
         + without Java installed we (now) crash on start
         + TDF has the ability to get under NDA new versions
             + problem is not so much access but time to play.
AI:     + test and get backtraces on Maverick (Norbert)
             + Maverick doesn't have Java by default
             + conjecture - due to a missing-java wrapper.
             + potentially related to a Java using extension
             + not everyone affected floeff:
                 https://plus.google.com/116265564718884370181/posts/RcPNTDtg3bM
         + could we hot-fix it in 4.1.3 (if we have a fix)
             + yes, if tripple reviewed etc.

<http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice/2013-October/056991.html> "Why typing in Writer instantiates the JVM on Mac OS X" explains that this is due to the wiki-publisher extension that comes bundled with TDF LO installation sets for Mac. So, in one form or another, this problem hits everybody who uses LO on a Mac with no Java installed yet (either freshly bought or freshly upgraded to a new OS X version). For most it is apparently only a one-shot annoyance (LO needing to be restarted after the dialog requesting installation of Java popped up), but for some it reportedly is a persistent blocker.

I at least see no quick and easy way how to fix the sad fact that the wiki-publisher's Addons.xcu causes JVM instantiation upon pressing the first key in Writer.

And it appears difficult to lay hands on useful data why LO actually crashes in the described scenario. Norbert couldn't provide a backtrace (cf. <http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice/2013-October/057000.html> "Re: Why typing in Writer instantiates the JVM on Mac OS X"), and I couldn't fake LO into crashing either by manually inserting exception throwing etc. in places I thought might be relevant.

Therefore, I suggest to quick-fix this for the TDF LO 4.1.3 Mac installation sets at least by not bundling the wiki-publisher extension with them. All it takes to do that is to remove the "--enable-ext-wiki-publisher" line from distro-configs/LibreOfficeMacOSX.conf.

Stephan

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