gnucash 1.4.5 rpm

[Arnold Troeger]

Robert Graham Merkel wrote:
> 
> Jack writes:
>  > I just installed the 1.4.5 rpm on Mandrake 7.1 with the following anomolies:
>  >
>  > When I first tried to install with kpackage, it indicated that I had the
>  > following missing dependencies:
>  >      libguile.so.4
>  >      libreadline.so.3
>  > Since I had the following installed:
>  >      libguile.so.6.0.0
>  >      libreadline.so.4.1
>  > I simply provided symbolic links from the missing to the installed, ran
>  > ldconfig and tried again. Kpackage still showed the same missing dependencies,
>  > so I did a shutdown and restart with the same result. Finally, I told kpackage
>  > to ignore dependencies and install anyway. Gnucash 1.4.5 now appears to
>  > function without a problem!
>  >
>  > QUESTION: Am I missing something, or is a disaster waiting in the
> wings???
> 
> Doing this is a hack of the first order, but in *gnucash's* case it
> appears to work. However, other packages that depend on this library
> may crash into 1000 tiny pieces.  Additionally, we can't guarantee
> that 1.4.6, when it appears, won't crash into 1000 tiny pieces when
> run on a setup like this.
> 
> The problem is that Redhat and Mandrake ship different versions of
> guile.  Dave builds the RPM using Redhat.  We had some Mandrake users
> kindly build us some Mandrake specific RPM's, but they haven't updated
> them (and if any of them are reading this, packaging 1.4.5 and sending
> it to us would be nice . . .)
> 
> While Mandrake is by all accounts a nice distribution, it is *not*
> 100% compatible with RedHat, and installing RedHat packages is
> somewhat of a lucky dip.  Installing Redhat packages symlinking to
> cover libraries with different major version numbers is more like
> Russian roulette . . . fine, until your number comes up.  (Apologies
> for the mixed metaphors).
> 
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> Robert Merkel                              rgmerk@mira.net
> 
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I have just built gnucash-1.4.5-1.i586.rpm for Mandrake 7.0.  I also
have 1.4.4, 1.4.3, and 1.4.2 if you're interested.  The Mandrake 7.0
version reportedly worked well with Mandrake 7.1.  I know things changed
when the web site moved.  Where should I send the rpms'?

Best regards,
Arnold Troeger