Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: H2 migration from Windows PC to Mac OS X

Hi Alex,

Many thanks for such a comprehensive reply to my query.  I'm sure your
comments will be invaluable when I come to do the migration.

Much appreciated.

Noel

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On 12 June 2017 at 23:26, Alexander Thurgood <alex.thurgood@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Le 12/06/2017 à 14:59, Marion & Noel Lodge a écrit :
>
> Hi Noel,
>
> Installation
> Installation of LibreOffice on Mac is relatively easy.
> You will need to download the main app DMG, and possibly any language
> pack that you want, if you work in a language other than en-US.
>
> For a first time installation of LibreOffice, it is advisable to switch
> off Gatekeeper (this is Apple's builtin security system which is on by
> default) to allow apps from sources other than the Apple Store to be
> installed). Although this is no longer strictly necessary (as
> LibreOffice is a signed app), it can help avoid an interminable wait for
> verification of the DMG package which occurs if you just double-click on
> it and drag the app bundle to the Applications folder. You can reset the
> Gatekeeper setting once LibreOffice has been installed.
>
> You will probably be asked for an administrator password at some stage,
> so if the Mac has a multiuser account, make sure that the user
> installing the app has admin rights to the machine.
>
> First launch of LibreOffice can take a while. Current versions of 5.3.x
> are not particularly speedy, and are plagued with performance bugs, even
> on modern hardware.
>
>
> Java
> LibreOffice requires Java to function correctly with Base as you already
> know, but not just any old version. Getting LibreOffice to work with
> Java can seem a little like voodoo at times, especially as neither
> Apple, nor Oracle give two hoots about Java working nicely with
> LibreOffice, and additionally, LibreOffice sometimes has to play catch
> up with Oracle's release numbers. Get the latest version of a complete
> Oracle JDK (not JRE) and install that.
>
> You may also find it helpful to install Apple's JavaforOSX.dmg, which is
> now obsolete, but still available for download for those Java apps that
> require it. I have no idea whether H2 requires Apple's Java, or whether
> it will work just fine with an Oracle JDK. The only way to find out is
> to test it. Potentially, multiple JAR file loading and instantiation
> might be an issue if the JAR files have the same name as those included
> in the app bundle of LO.
>
> Setting up your connection to the H2 database should work just as it
> does on Windows, assuming that you are using a JDBC connector.
>
> Current bugs regarding databases and macOS (OSX) in particular can be
> found in the LibreOffice bugzilla, otherwise most bugs are common to all
> OSes.
>
>
> Alex
>
>
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