Hi everybody
so, we have a common goal, that is an abiword-2.x.x-os2008.deb...

I am trying to do the same on my scratchbox. I found that installing gnumeric drastically diminishes the amount of libraries needed to start *trying to compile* abiword. after successful installation of gnumeric, I had to 'fakeroot apt-get install libgsf-1-dev' and now I only ./autogen.sh only complains about package 'wv-1.0', which I don't find and which is causing me a cascade of dependencies.

I am available for setting up a repository with intermediate results on my desktop. I have limited bandwidth, though. if you think this is a good idea, send your debs to mariotomo (chiocciola) inventati (punto) org (actually I already have, I just don't think it is set up the best possible way and I might (re)move it... you find it at http://kruiskruid.demon.nl/~tomo).

if we are to patch abiword, we definitely need a svn/cvs repository! the best way would be, I think, to use a branch on the abiword server, but again, lacking better options, we might use my G3 for this, too...