Rapid version changes

[Karl F. Larsen]

	I see from this list that people are still having trouble 
getting  some library files to run on their versions of Linux. I can 
say that the rpm for gnucash-1.6.6 loaded without a hitch on Red Hat 
version 8.0 that was shipped with the Linux. But I do notice that Red 
Hat didn't load it like for say sane. Sane comes loaded and it works on 
my scanner just fine. Grub is now the default boot loader for Red Hat.

	For fun I tried to load the version of gnucash shipped with Red 
Hat 7.3 in that version. It came up with an error that some library was 
needed. I didn't search for the library.

	My point is this: The development by volunteers of gnucash have 
worked hard to change it from a simple single entery single user 
software to one that does so much more. But this is done at the cost of 
only a few people being able to make this system even run on their 
computer! There is a lot of un-interesting work yet to be done so that a 
person who buys Linux will find gnucash installed and working. I think 
the designers of gnucash should check with all the Linux suppliers and 
get a library list from them. Then if Red Hat doesn't have a library you 
need, you provide it with the system in the rpm file. Same with Debian.

	I like the gnucash-1.4x version best for my uses. It has a very 
close resemblance to Quickin and will please most of the people who 
change from Windows to Linux. I have it set up and running fine in Red 
Hat version 7.2 but it was difficult to make work there. It was very 
nice in Red Hat version 7.1. When I try to install it in this Red Hat 
8.0 it gives me this:

[root@bucket rpms]# rpm -i gnucash-1.4.12-1.i386.rpm 
error: Failed dependencies:
        libguile.so.6 is needed by gnucash-1.4.12-1
[root@bucket rpms]# 

	Alas I do not know how to install libguile.so.6 but I looked on 
all three of the cd-rom's and saw nothing that looks like that. If the 
gnucash developers could package this library with gnucash it might run. 
By the way I tried to compile the tar ball but came up with the same 
Failed dependencies.

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