gnucash 2.7.1: ERROR: Unbound variable: gnc-build-dotgnucash-path

[Geert Janssens]

Op maandag 20 november 2017 06:02:20 CET schreef John Ralls:
> > On Nov 19, 2017, at 8:28 PM, Sébastien de Menten <sdementen at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > btw, how can I keep backward compatibility in this case so that my reports
> > work for both gnucash 2.7/2.8 and gnucash 2.6 ?
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Sébastien de Menten <sdementen at gmail.com
> > <mailto:sdementen at gmail.com>> wrote: Ok, thanks for the clarification.
> > 
> > On Nov 19, 2017 16:05, "John Ralls" <jralls at ceridwen.us <mailto:jralls at ceridwen.us>> 
wrote:
> > > On Nov 19, 2017, at 6:20 AM, Sébastien de Menten <sdementen at gmail.com
> > > <mailto:sdementen at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Not sure if it is a bug with gnucash 2.7.1, but I can't use
> > > the gnc-build-dotgnucash-path in the config.user as I get an unbound
> > > variable.
> > > any clue?
> > > is this the right list for questions re gnucash 2.7.1 or should I use
> > > the
> > > gnucash-user ML ?
> > 
> > It’s renamed to gnc-build-userdata-path. See
> > libgnucash/core-utils/core-utils.scm.
> > 
> > Depends on the question. API questions usually belong here.
> 
> Please remember to copy the list on all replies.
> 
> The pythonic way would be to catch the unbound variable exception and try
> the other one in the handler.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
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There was an api change in the way saved reports were stored between 2.4 and 2.6. To make 
the script work on both 2.4 and 2.6 the following construct was used:

(if (defined? 'gnc:restore-report-by-guid-with-custom-template) 


You can use a similar test for this particular case:

(if (defined? 'gnc-build-userdata-path) 


Regards,

Geert