GnuCash Gnome2

mantis · Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 6:06 am Post subject: GnuCash Gnome2

Trying to install GnuCash from CVS because I want the gnome2 port.

Well I passed the db 1.85 compat error, but not I get this error libtool: install: error: cannot install `libgw-core-utils.la' to a directory not ending in /usr/local/lib

I am using an ebuild I found from google for this and it was written in mid-late 2004 so it might be that, that is breaking it, but unsure.

Has anyone got gnome2 port of GnuCash working?

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

Well, well, well, that is a damn good question. Looking at the gnucash-dev mailing list, it seems that it indeed runs :-)

. No clue for a working ebuild though ... I am also wondering how I can get this awesome progress of gnucash UI landing on my desktop ...

Best regards,
Sébastien.

zepto · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:44 am Post subject:

Thanks for pointing out the possibilty mantis.

Now, if someone smart were to make an e-build, I'd be very appreciative.

Nim

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

I'm trying to make an ebuild with a cvs snapshot. Here is how far I get: I also have some error on missing 1.85 db compatibility mode:

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

Gnucash2 cvs ebuild
Feel free to experiment and contribute to improvements.

Best regards,
Sébastien.

mantis · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:28 am Post subject:

Heya, sorry I totally forgot about this thread.

I actually did, in the end, get it installed and running.

To fix that DB issue you had to change one file to use 4001, 4002, etc, but I can't remember where it was and so on.

I did actually find an ebuild and I think it worked for the most part.

It seems sebgarden has posted a good one in bugs and it looks like it is similar to the one I used.

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165

The ebuild that sebgarden has written does not seem to work. The program compiles just fine but when I run gnucash I get an error about

mantis · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:08 am Post subject:

I did fix this.

But I can't remember how.

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

Hey Mantis, next time you find something good and working, could you share it please ? ;-)

Maybe you still have that ebuild lying around and you can find post it here or, even better, find the thing that make it actually work ?

Sébastien.

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165

I was able to get rid of the error, but doing the following two changes:

1) Remove the "--prefix=/usr" in the section src_compile()
2) Add make DESTDIR=${D} at the end of section src_install()

The first changed is important. Here is the link that talks about it https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2004-May/010393.html
I am not sure about the second change. I copied it from the ebuild for the 1.8.11 version.

Well, the above changes did fix the problem with the libraries, but now when I run gnucash nothing happens. The program gnucash uses about 70% of the CPU, but I do not see anything.
I think I will compile gnucash with debug enabled.

EDIT: I used the command strace, and I got this error

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

Hmmm, I think I get it: the gnucash post is refering to the install phase during which you must not fix the prefix. I fixed the prefix during the _compilation_ phase, which is OK.

Then there is this DESTDIR thing. Maybe we should just let it as in the last ebuild.

Testing ...

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165

I extracted the gnucash2-2005331 file in my home directory and I run ./autogen.sh , followed by
configure --prefix=/somewhere_in_home_directory && make.

I found an error in src/doc/design. I had to make one change and delete one line in two different files, but beside that gnucash compiled without any other error. make install, installed gnucash in the folder that I specified, and it runs without any complain.

So, my curiosity is fulfilled

and I am going to sit patiently and wait for the stable 2.0 gnumeric8)

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

You lazy guy :evil:

For people wishing to easily test a cvs snapshot of gnucash's gtk2 port, here you go:
Working Gnucash2 ebuild

Best regards,
Sébastien.

MasterX · Veteran Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1165

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

Come on, don't take it too seriously ;-)

I was just calling for more interaction. Finally, you were right to let me struggle with this because you did not have time and because I succeeded in writing this small ebuild
:twisted:

chrisashton84 · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:10 am Post subject:

Has anyone compiled this recently? I've got the patch and ebuild off the bug report, but right now the patch fails. Perhaps a change in cvs that breaks the patch (sorry, I don't know anything about patching). I may take a look and try to solve this myself, but I'm especially busy with school right now and probably won't have all that much time. Just curious whether anyone's had success recently.

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

FEATURES="-sandbox" emerge =app-office/gnucash-1.99.0-r4

I wrote the ebuild. I am daily using gnucash-cvs for my personal finances. It's working very well for a development version :-D

Greetings,
Sébastien.

PS: since I'm here, I would like to ask the community a question: does anyone know how I can get rid of this annoying sandbox violation occuring when the ebuild tries to "mkdir -p /opt/gnc-g2-unstable" ?

Ansorg · Apprentice Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 193

sebgarden · Guru Joined: 21 Dec 2002 Posts: 353

If you want to emerge this ebuild, you need to create a new eclass named "gnome2-modified.eclass" in your ${PORTDIR_OVERLAY}/eclass directory. In bug #87469, you will find a patch to apply to the existing /usr/portage/eclass/gnome2.eclass.

As for the hbci error, I didn't noticed it before. I will try to solve this issue.

Regards,
Sébastien.

Ansorg · Apprentice Joined: 13 Jul 2002 Posts: 193

Neo_0815 · l33t Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Leipzig

Try version 1.6.1, there it works. Just edit the ebuild in your overlay for beta version to release 1.6.1 and there you go.

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chovy · Guru Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 453

i want to test GnuCash 1.9, how do I get the ebuild for it in portage?
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