
There exists no guide for this, therefore ask on if you want to use git. The checked out files take up somewhat over 5GB on disk (more than 150000 files in more than 7000 folders and the SVN overhead).Īfter building this becomes (on Windows7) almost 17GB (more than 406000 files in more than 23000 folders).
More details about how to check out source code from SVN can be found here. The source code is available as SVN repository at
Many tools from the Unix world like make or sed. The exact choice depends on the operating system. On Windows you will need to install Cygwin to provide it. a command line interpreter, typically bourne shell compatible (sh or bash) inside a terminal. In order to build Apache OpenOffice you need a proper environment. Or don't be shy and edit (and improve) these pages yourself. You can help us improve this guide by pointing out any errors (preferably after finding a solution). You can get help by searching this wiki or by asking questions on the developers mailing list. Many details have been removed on purpose because they refer to older version of OpenOffice.
I have tried to avoid duplication and to move anything that all platforms have in common to this page. This document is loosely based on an older version.