unoconv: Cannot find a suitable office installation on your system MAC

[edoardo849]

I've downloaded Unoconv on my mac and I've tried it all: ./unoconv, python unoconv but it continues to say that

unoconv: Cannot find a suitable office installation on your system

but my openoffice is in Applications/OpenOffice

[skywinder]

If you install unoconv through brew.
and have error:

Cannot find a suitable office installation on your system

try to install HEAD version: brew install unoconv --HEAD
It should fix this problem

[vittala]

Might be down to OpenOffice on Mac now installing under /Applications/OpenOffice.app/ rather than /Applications/OpenOffice.org.app/. The following patch makes it work for me with OpenOffice 4.1.1:

--- unoconv.orig    2015-04-01 15:07:25.000000000 +0100
+++ unoconv 2015-04-01 15:07:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
         elif os.name in ( 'mac', ) or sys.platform in ( 'darwin', ):
             extrapaths += [ '/Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents',
                             '/Applications/NeoOffice.app/Contents',
+                            '/Applications/OpenOffice.app/Contents',
                             '/Applications/OpenOffice.org.app/Contents' ]
 
         else:

[skywinder]

@vittala can you share your patch as a branch or a separate file?

[vittala]

@skywinder - I've created a pull request: #250

[dagwieers]

I think we can close this support ticket. Thanks everyone 👍

[dagwieers]

Since this change is now pulled, I think we can close this support ticket.

Thanks everyone ! 👍

[skywinder]

Use brew install unoconv --HEAD until the new version is not released
(I'm waiting approve of @dagwieers to release new version)

[EvgeniyGorbachev]

A good instruction for installation: https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Universal_Office_Converter_(unoconv)#Installing_unoconv_on_OS_X