gnucash gnome2/Gtk2 Windows

[Olivier Faucheux]

Hello Martin & Derek,

Just for information: an Eclipse Project is beeing built for about the same
use of GnuCash. It is principally used on Windows :
http://jmoney.sourceforge.net/ . I have implemented the import of
Gnucash-XML files in this JMoney, as well as an export (but the export
doesn't run for the time).

It was only an information. I don't think JMoney has to replace or will
replace GnuCash, but I currently only use Linux to do my home finance... and
I'm bored to have to start my computer new each time I want to change sthg
in it...

Regards
Olivier
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Derek Atkins
  To: marthter
  Cc: gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
  Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 5:33 PM
  Subject: Re: gnucash gnome2/Gtk2 Windows


  The biggest hurdle (IMHO) to a Windows port of GnuCash is the
  developer willing to stand up and do it.  None of the current
  developers have the inclination or interest.  A few people have
  come by over time and tried it a little, but nothing has ever
  resulted from it.

  Personally, I've always said that I'm happy to apply patches to
  get the windows port working, provided they are portable patches
  (read: don't break the existing code for non-Windows platforms).
  That sentiment still holds.

  I believe that the G2 port will definitely make it easier to port to
  Windows..  However the current method of modularization through guile
  shared objects might cause a lot of heartache.  I'm definitely willing
  to entertain the prospect of "fixing" the modularization mechanisms
  within gnucash.  :)

  Are you volunteering?  :) :) :)

  -derek

  marthter <marthter at yahoo.ca> writes:

  > Hi,
  >
  > Long-time lurker (several years) but I've been off the list since last
  > fall.  This is not 100% on topic but moreso here than the users list I
  > think...
  >
  > I recently stumbled on Gimp for Windows http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net
  > ) and was impressed with how stable it was and how close to the Linux UI
  > it came.  Before installing it, you have to install "GTK+ 2 for Windows"
  > (also on the same site) so I guess that is what gives them a lot of the
  > infrastructure they need.
  >
  > My question is how relevant might this be for GnuCash in the future?  I
  > understand about the Gnome 2 port still progressing (and having to go
  > gradually, in parallel with feature and bug development), but I'm
  > thinking about when that is done... Will there still be a lot of other
  > GnuCash dependencies that have no "GTK+ 2 for Windows" equivalent?
  >
  > I also understand there might be reluctance to invest work to support a
  > dying platform like Windows, but there are some people who have to stick
  > with it for very specific features of certain programs.  I'm thinking of
  > a friend of mine who spends all day replying to e-mail and needs this
  > one certain e-mail feature or his productivity is shot, and I just can't
  > find anything comparable in Linux to recommend to him.  So if I can't
  > bring him to GnuCash (Linux), maybe I can bring GnuCash to him on
Windows.
  >
  > So, yes, at the moment this is just one person's itch, but if I don't
  > ask, I can't tell how many others might be interested, short term, long
  > term, or no term.  And if I don't ask the advice of the developers who
  > know, I'll can't tell if it would be in the least bit feasible, or if it
  > would be a monumental and/or doomed-to-fail thing to even attempt.
  >
  > Thanks for your attention.
  >
  > Regards.
  >
  > Martin

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