Bug#695916: libreoffice-common: libreoffice installs its own /ust/bin/soffice instead of using debian alternatives system

[Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org>]

Hi,

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 04:14:38PM +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> To make that more clear. "UNO bootstrap" uses /usr/bin/soffice. That's why
> it's there, I would more like to have it NOT in /usr/bin _at all_ as the name
> already is misleading and is a remain from the prorietary *S*tar*Office*.
> 
> But no, we need to keep it and we need to make sure it is the right one
> for what we ship - what we do. (This is also why libreoffice-common conflicts
> openoffice.org-common)

And to make it even more clear:

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/log/?h=libreoffice-4-0&qt=grep&q=API+CHANGE

(as you see, this *will be* in LO 4.0 beginning of next year already)

What are you doing with stuff using that accessing /usr/bin/soffice
and assuming it's AOO which includes those obsolete API which would
happen if soffice was an alternative? [1]

Regards,
  
Rene

[1] There shouldn't be much using that (if at all), but it's the theory
which counts..