gnucash / gtkhtml failure

xr31Daisy · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 4:25 pm Post subject: gnucash / gtkhtml failure

I've recently installed gnome 2.4 ( yes, via the gnome-bmg ebuild ) and maybe removed something that I shouldn't have.
When I open my gnucash files , gnucash exits with this message :

xr31Daisy · Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 9:14 pm Post subject:

Simple error message, and simple problem : gconfd-1 wasn't running. I've started it manually and gnucash works fine again. Except it was automatic before. And I'm not sure where the problem comes from.
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pilla · Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 2:15 pm Post subject:

Posted a bug report

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28787
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darkweaseljedi · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2003 1:49 am Post subject:

I can't get this to work...

I've run gconfd-1 manually, but when I run gnucash-1.8.4 i get the same error.

thegarbageman · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 12:41 am Post subject:

I think this has something to do with the gtk2 USE flag. I am receiving the same errors as listed above. Gnucash launches gconfd-2 when I run it, then crashes. If I run gconfd-1 before starting gnucash, it works fine.

darkweaseljedi · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:05 am Post subject:

This only works for me as root. If I run gconfd-1 as anyone other than root it has no effect on gnucash.

If root runs gconfd-1 and then gnucash, it works fine.

Darkweasel

hgomersall · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 2:45 pm Post subject:

/usr/bin/gnucash is a script, so it can be edited to load gconfd-1 before loading gnucash. It would be better to have it check to see if gconfd-1 is running though.

Also, gconfd-1 doesn't return, so it needs to be loaded from the command line with gconfd-1 &. How do I implement this in a script?

hen

Ant · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2003 12:18 am Post subject: My partial success.

Well, gnucash starts gconfd-2 instead of gconfd-1, as above, starting gconfd-1 manually solved the problem. As long as gconfd-1 and gnucash were both started by the same user (not neccessarily root) it works fine.

Anyone know why gconfd-2 is being started and how? Maybe we can short circuit it to use gconfd-1 always??

For those that are reading this because they can't even compile it. If you are running the 2.6.0-test kernel, you'll have to boot back into a 2.4 kernel and compile there (for some reason beyond my interest at this point). Compile it there then you can run it in your normal 2.6 kernel.

Regards,

Ant.

daddio · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 6:17 pm Post subject:

darkweaseljedi · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 6:57 pm Post subject:

For me, if any non-root user attempts to run "gconfd-1 &" it returns immediately with "gconfd-1 ended".

Only root can execute "gconfd-1 &" and have it stay active. Of course, root then needs to run gnucash.

Any one have any ideas why? It's annoying to keep running gnucash as root.

levez · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 4:12 pm Post subject:

I'm getting the same problem, though if I run gconfd-1 it works okay. As I understand it, the differences between gconfd-1 & 2 is that they are for GTK1/2 programs.

I can start the program okay without running it, but when I tried to look at the New User tutorial (since I've not used it before) that is when it crashes. Odd.

I was looking at the gtk demo app last night, which I think uses gtkhtml, and that was okay. So I'm guessing the program lies more with the gconfd-2 => gtkhtml connection rather than some real bug in either component.
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darkweaseljedi · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 2:08 pm Post subject:

Turns out my problem was related to NFS.

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=114550&highlight=

Thanks,
darkweasel

dol-sen · Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:37 am Post subject:

For whatever reason gnucash now fails to print. I've gone thru every thread on this. gconfd-1 is not starting. gconfd-2 is, and so -1 won't. If I stop -2, -1 will run, but gnucash still ddoen't print. I have tried re-emerging gnucash, gconfd-1, downgrading to gconf2-2.8.0.1. Tried running both as root.

What gives????????????????????????

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