[GNC-dev] Help packaging GnuCash 3.x for Ubuntu Bionic

[Stephen M. Butler]

Thanks Tommy for this info.  I've been slammed the last couple of
weeks.  Hopefully will be able to look at this next week.  --Steve

On 10/9/19 9:32 AM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> Here's a tested working procedure for building and installing GnuCash
> under Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS. I presume it should also work with Mint
> or any other distro based on Bionic. 
>
> REQUIREMENTS
> An Ubuntu Bionic installation *with bionic-backports activated. (I
> used a minimal Xubuntu installation in a VirtualBox VM for this test.)
>
> 1) Create a source directory
>
>   $ mkdir bionic37
>   $ cd bionic37
>
> 2) Get the latest Ubuntu package
>
>   $ dget
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcefiles/gnucash/1:3.7-1ubuntu1/gnucash_3.7-1ubuntu1.dsc
>
> 2b) Move into the directory created by the source package
>
>   $ cd gnucash-3.7
>
> 3) Comment out a build flag line in debian/rules so it will build in
> Bionic
>
>   $ sed -i 's/export DEB_CXXFLAGS/#export DEB_CXXFLAGS/' debian/rules
>
> 4) Make this your custom version (so any "official" release should
> supersede it).
>
>   $ dch --nmu
>
> 4b) Edit the version at the top so it reads something like 
>   gnucash (1:3.7-1ubuntu18.04~1)
>
> 4c) Add a comment under your name and email in the first comment
> saying something like 
>   "Commented out DEB_CXXFLAGS instruction in debian/rules"
>
> 4d) Save and exit the editor.
>
> 5) Upgrade debhelper
>
>   $ sudo apt install debhelper/bionic-backports
>
> 6) Build the package
>
>   $ dpkg-buildpackage
>
> 7) You will see the package files in the bionic37 directory, ready to
> install.
>
>   $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb *.ddeb
>
>   $ sudo apt install -f
>
> The dpkg -i command above attempts to install gnucash .deb files (and
> the optional .ddeb debugging files). In a fresh installation, "dpkg
> -i" will fail because of missing dependencies, so the "apt install -f"
> command will install the missing dependencies and finish installing
> gnucash.
>

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