does gnucash really install?!?!!?!

[Derek Atkins]

I use RH7.3.  Works great.

-derek

Jake Knobloch <jake at uptimecomputing.com> writes:

> I can't find any info on resolving library mismatches.  Should I even try?  
> It looks like there is basically no way to find what is causing the error.  
> What distro is gnucash known to work with?  I'm ready to try something 
> besides slack or redhat if that's what I have to do.  What are ya'll running 
> it on?
> 
> On Monday 24 February 2003 19:22, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Well, this error seems to imply a library mismatch...  Like perhaps
> > you have multiple versions of some library installed into different
> > locations (like /usr and /usr/local).
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Jake Knobloch <jake at uptimecomputing.com> writes:
> > > I do have source for guile 1.6.2 and 1.6.3, I think I remember not
> > > getting 1.6.3 to compile but i did get 1.6.2 to go.  I didn't d/l any
> > > binaries.  What can I try next?
> > >
> > > On Monday 24 February 2003 19:00, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > > Jake Knobloch <jake at uptimecomputing.com> writes:
> > > > > Ok, I've had a nap and I'm not so cranky now.  I am really hoping I
> > > > > can get this thing to work.  I am using gnome-core-1.4.0.4 with my
> > > > > slackware 8.0 install.  When I type 'gnucash' I get:
> > > > >
> > > > > knobby at housebox:/$ gnucash
> > > > > ERROR: In procedure dynamic-link:
> > > > > ERROR: file: "libgw-gnc", message: "/usr/lib/libguile.so.9: undefined
> > > > > symbol: qt_error"
> > > > >
> > > > > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Did you perhaps change the version of guile mid-stream?  Or did
> > > > you download a binary package of, say, gnucash or guppi?
> > > >
> > > > -derek
> > > >
> > > > > On Monday 24 February 2003 18:00, Matthew Vanecek wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 16:27, Jake Knobloch wrote:
> > > > > > > Only libxml2.  I just dug around and found and old libxml 1.8 and
> > > > > > > finally got the thing to compile.  Thanks for the suggestion. 
> > > > > > > Now I get some *(%#&%# error when I try to run the thing.  I
> > > > > > > would post the error, but by now I am so fed up with gnucash that
> > > > > > > I have decided to cut my losses and try to forget that I ever
> > > > > > > heard about it in the first place : ).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You should realize that Gnucash is a GNOME 1.4 app, not a GNOME 2.0
> > > > > > app.  If you have a pure GNOME 2.0 desktop, then Gnucash will not
> > > > > > work, most likely.  This is documented in the README:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ############
> > > > > > Dependencies
> > > > > > ------------
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following packages are required to be installed to run GnuCash:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   Gnome 1.4: see www.gnome.org for more information.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is currently 1 person working on the GNOME 2.0 port efforts.
> > > > > > You're welcome to join, or at least try to get it working on a pure
> > > > > > GNOME 2.0 system.  Your efforts and experiences would be
> > > > > > well-received and appreciated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Whatever your decision, good luck.
> > > > >
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