Can't compile most recent version

[Derek Atkins]

Because /usr/local is "special" and is used by the compiler, so the build
is finding your previous version instead of the current version.

-derek

On Sat, November 9, 2013 4:06 pm, Robert Ratliff wrote:
> I can see what you're saying about uninstalling the previous version
> before installing a new version, but why does it make a difference what
> directory I use during configure?
>
>
> On 11/9/2013 2:26 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This error is because you're using /usr/local and you have a previously
>> self-compiled version installed.  Don't do that.  Uninstall the old
>> version (make uninstall) and then you can recompile the new version.  We
>> also recommend you use a --prefix like /opt/gnucash during configure so
>> this wont happen.
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> On Sat, November 9, 2013 3:05 pm, Robert Ratliff wrote:
>>> I'm getting the following error when trying to compile the current
>>> version of gnucash. I think this is related to the switch from gconf to
>>> gsettings, but I'm not sure how to proceed. The tail of the error in
>>> the
>>> `make` command is copied below:
>>>
>>>
>>> libtool: link: gcc -Werror -Wdeclaration-after-statement -g -g -Wall
>>> -Wunused -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wno-unused -g -o
>>> .libs/gnucash gnucash-bin.o -pthread -Wl,--export-dynamic
>>> ../../src/register/ledger-core/.libs/libgncmod-ledger-core.so
>>> ../../src/report/report-gnome/.libs/libgncmod-report-gnome.so
>>> ../../src/gnome/.libs/libgnc-gnome.so
>>> ../../src/gnome-utils/.libs/libgncmod-gnome-utils.so
>>> ../../src/app-utils/.libs/libgncmod-app-utils.so
>>> ../../src/engine/.libs/libgncmod-engine.so
>>> ../../src/gnc-module/.libs/libgnc-module.so
>>> ../../src/core-utils/.libs/libgnc-core-utils.so
>>> ../../src/libqof/qof/.libs/libgnc-qof.so -lguile -lgmp -lcrypt
>>> /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libltdl.so -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lrt
>>> -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0
>>> -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libcairo.so
>>> -lpango-1.0 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so -lfontconfig
>>> -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lm -pthread -Wl,-rpath
>>> -Wl,/usr/local/lib/gnucash
>>> /usr/local/lib/gnucash/libgncmod-register-gnome.so: undefined reference
>>> to `gnc_gconf_get_int'
>>> /usr/local/lib/gnucash/libgncmod-register-gnome.so: undefined reference
>>> to `gnc_gconf_set_int'
>>> /usr/local/lib/gnucash/libgncmod-gnome-search.so: undefined reference
>>> to
>>> `gnc_gconf_set_bool'
>>> ../../src/gnome/.libs/libgnc-gnome.so: undefined reference to
>>> `gnucash_register_refresh_from_prefs'
>>> /usr/local/lib/gnucash/libgncmod-register-gnome.so: undefined reference
>>> to `gnc_gconf_general_register_cb'
>>> /usr/local/lib/gnucash/libgncmod-gnome-search.so: undefined reference
>>> to
>>> `gnc_gconf_get_float'
>>> /usr/local/lib/gnucash/libgncmod-register-gnome.so: undefined reference
>>> to `gnc_gconf_get_bool'
>>> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>>> make[4]: *** [gnucash] Error 1
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/bobby/pkg/gnucash/src/bin'
>>> make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bobby/pkg/gnucash/src/bin'
>>> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bobby/pkg/gnucash/src'
>>> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bobby/pkg/gnucash'
>>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>
>>> --
>>> Robert Ratliff
>>> blog: http://bobbyratliff.nfshost.com/
>>> github: rratliff
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>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Robert Ratliff
> blog: http://bobbyratliff.nfshost.com/
> github: rratliff
>


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