gnucash-1.8.7 compiling error [resolved]

needlern1 · Last edited by needlern1 on Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:11 am; edited 1 time in total

I've made several attempts to build both 1.8.6 and 1.8.7. On each of the occasions it stalls out around the end (I think) at this point:

AtomicDog · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 5:32 am Post subject:

I have the same problem. Haven't been able to fix it yet.. :cry:

joem · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:22 pm Post subject:

joem · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 12:11 am Post subject:

I have found a temp solution.

In the ebuild delete this section

patrickfo

the pb went from scrollkeeper:
scrollkeeper-rebuilddb => segfault
emerge scrollkeeper does not solve
so i have merged again all scrollkeeper dependencies:
libxml2
libxslt
zlib
docbook-xml-dtd
docbook-sgml-utils
then scrollkeeper

then i was able to compile gnucash-1.8.7
(before i had the same error than in the first message )
patrickfo
ps: i don't know what ebuild was broken
ps2: sorry for my bad english but i'm french

good luck

g2boojum · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:10 pm Post subject: gnucash "solution"

I just tried the solution of recompiling the scrollkeeper deps and
scrollkeeper, but unfortunately gnucash 1.8.7 still does not compile
for me. *Sigh* Very weird bug!

tove · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 28

Just a wild guess: Which docbook-xml-dtd version is installed on your system?
Is it 4.1.2-r4? Or 4.1.2-r3?

g2boojum · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 2:09 pm Post subject: Gnucash-1.8.7 woes

tove · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 28

The gnucash-1.8.7.ebuild says:
=app-text/docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2*

I think the problem is: docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2-r4 was released after the sloted docbook-xml-dtd-4.2. So i bet you have docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2-r3 installed

And now it doesnot get updated, because the latest version is 4.2.

Give gnucash another try after upgrading your 4.1.2 docbook-xml-dtd.

g2boojum · Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:38 pm Post subject:

needlern1 · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:33 pm Post subject:

Just came back to view this thread and was pleasantly surprised to see some suggestions to try. I had done some software upgrading recently and just discovered I did not have docbook-xml-dtd installed, or so it seemed. I emerged docbook-xml-dtd-4.1.2-r3 then emerged gnucash again. 'Still hung on the same index-help point. So I upgraded docbook-xml-dtd to v.4.2 and tried gnucash again. Like g2boojum above, still no go. Oh well. Will keep trying to find a solution and let you all know if I find one. Bill

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hubsif · n00b Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 72

Hi!

Did you find a solution for this problem? I even can't install gnucash 1.8.5 - always "error writing data".

I wrote that it might be the kernel-version. I don't know what kernel you're running, I have the developer-kernel 2.6. I'll install 2.4 and look if it works!

hubert.

needlern1 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 1:48 am Post subject:

I have not found a solution yet. I've tried everything in this thread - several times

. I'm using kernel 2.6.test6. I was thinking of compiling with my 2.4.19-r10 kernel to see if it makes a difference. I'm out of town for a few days and look forward to hearing how your attempt went, hubsif. Bill

theBlackDragon · l33t Joined: 23 Nov 2002 Posts: 768 Location: Belgium

Sorry, forgot to let you know how it went... It still doesn't compile, I'm also running 2.6 so I'd be greatly interested in knowing if that has something to do with it...
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needlern1 · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:15 am Post subject:

I just booted into my 2.19-r10 kernel and the compile completed successfully! Obviously something in the 2.6 kernel. Anyway, happy camper here. :lol:

Bill

EDIT: meant 2.4.19-r10

DivineHawk · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 10

I'm using NPTL so I can't just switch back to 2.4 to compile gnucash....
Anyone found a real solution to this problem?

Cr@shoverride71 · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:55 am Post subject: gnucash 1.8.7 compilation

It seems that compilation of gnucash 1.8.7 ebuild under 2.4 kernels series solves the problem. Personnally, I am using day-to-day my notebook under 2.6 kernel series (2.6.0-test9). The compilation of only gnucash 1.8.7 ebuild and not the other dependencies has been done under 2.4.22 kernel.

Not find a workaround for only 2.6 kernel series.
Sorry

Cr@shoverride71

slaterson · Guru Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 313

I have the same problem described above. I was able to get gnucash 1.8.7 to build and install under 2.6.0-test11 by killing the dbadd process after the 'Error writing data.' message pops up.

Not the best solution, but it seems to work.

ogre2112 · Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:07 am Post subject:

I am getting this same error merging 1.8.8 under kernel 2.6.0-test11-r2. 1.8.7 was previously ok under kernel 2.4.20.

If anyone finds the fix, I'd be glad for it! In the meantime, I'll be hacking away at it.
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ben · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:48 pm Post subject:

I, too, am getting this same error. (fresh install on a thinkpad t40p with only kernel 2.6.0-test11).

Killing the dbadd process did not help. Nor did the proposed ebuild (see https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27978 at the end) to build against db-4 (problem with gal, and I don't know how to find, modify and rebuild all gnome dependency against db-4)

I wonder why this thread has been marked [resolved]. At least for me it isn't.

I hope this can be resolved soon, as gnucash is an awesome program.

Bye

Ben

zojas · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:04 pm Post subject:

I've been having this same problem too. I have a separate /var partition which is around 1.6gb in size, so the build-help-index would fill up that partition then bail out.

I was thinking the problem was with my docbook setup. I even found a guide to cleaning all the cruft out of docbook in gentoo (Which i have since lost) but that didn't help either.

I suppose I can reboot to 2.4 but that seems silly. there must be a bug in docbook somewhere, but why does docbook care about the kernel?
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raluke · n00b Joined: 11 Aug 2002 Posts: 56 Location: Maryland, USA

Bump. FWIW, I'm having this problem using release kernel 2.6.0.

darkweaseljedi · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:58 pm Post subject:

bump2
same problem, fresh 2.6.0 install.

jaxn · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 2

I am running a 2.6 (test11 I think) kernel as well.

I am going to try booting into the 2.4 kernel, but what is it about the kernel?

Coincidentally to the dtd stuff, when I ran mrproject and tried to open a file I had saved I got a dtd error.

Could it be that the real conflict has to do with dtd and 2.6?

-Jackson