[GNC] gnucash.org is down -- for how long?

[john]

> On Feb 15, 2023, at 7:32 AM, Libby Shaw <elshaw at mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> Questions:
>      Is there a Mac installation procedure for Gnucash beyond copying it into the Applications folder and clicking on it?
>      Can Gnucash 2.6.15 run on MacOS 12.6.2?  
> 
> Second issue:  I came across a message online saying that importing older Gnucash records to a later major release of Gnucash requires installing a sequence of intermediate versions of Gnucash.
> 
> Questions:
>      What’s the oldest version of Gnucash that will run well on MacOS 12.6.2?
>      What intermediate versions should I install between Gnucash 2.6.15 and the latest version?
> 


GnuCash installs on macOS as a drag-and-drop from the dmg to regular read-write media. It doesn't have to be the Applications folder.

GnuCash 2.6.15 can run on macOS 12, but the GnuCash.app we released 6 years ago cannot. You'd have to build it from source using more recent dependencies. MacPorts is probably the easiest way to get there.

Because of a change in the way window coordinate are handled macOS 12 (Monterey) requires Gtk version 3.24.30 or later. The earliest of our GnuCash releases containing that is GnuCash-Intel-4.8-2.dmg.

We generally recommend opening your data with the last release of each major version and running check and repair to ensure that the compatibility migrations for that series are accomplished. Starting from 2.6.15 that would mean you should use GnuCash 2.6.21 and GnuCash 3.11.  If you still have your 2010 MBA and it still works you can upgrade it to MacOS X 10.13 (High Sierra), which is the minimum required macOS version for GnuCash 3.x and 4.x, and open your file in 2.6.21 and 3.11 on it using the GnuCash.app bundles that you can get from https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/.

But if that's not possible and building older versions from source is too hard, you might be able to get away with just opening your file as-is in GnuCash 4.13, particularly if your GnuCash usage is fairly simple, meaning no business features and no budgets. Obviously you should make a backup first.

Regards,
John Ralls