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

[Stephen M. Butler]

On 10/17/19 2:44 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> My NEXT step (to "sweeten" the backport request) is to upload the
> patched file to a PPA but (in my usual very slow style) I am still
> puzzling out how to sign the packages. I have a published key I
> created years ago but apparently I'm missing some (literal) key
> concepts. :-P
Is your PPA on Launchpad?  If so, did you upload your public key to your
account on that site?
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 10:51 AM Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net
> <mailto:kg7je at arrl.net>> wrote:
>
>     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.
>     >
>
>     -- 
>     Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM
>     Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com <mailto:Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com>
>     kg7je at arrl.net <mailto:kg7je at arrl.net>
>     253-350-0166
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Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM
Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com
kg7je at arrl.net
253-350-0166
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