installing on OSX

[Derek Atkins]

Actually, nowadays you can install the binary version.  Once you
get fink installed, just run:

    apt-get install gnucash

And it should pull down all the dependencies you need.  Note that you
should still get 1.8.x (x == 7 or 8) by this method.

-derek

Tristan Chase <ubu69 at earthlink.net> writes:

> Dear Victor,
>
> Which version of OS X do you have?
>
> If you have 10.2.x you need GnuCash 1.8.7. If you have 10.3 you can
> use GnuCash 1.8.8. I have complied and installed 1.8.7 on my
> machine. It took me a week of tinkering (mostly because I didn't know
> what I was doing) to get it to compile.
>
> Here's how to save a huge amount of time: Once you get Fink Commander
> up and running, tell it to install gnucash. When it gives you a list
> of packages it needs, copy that list and quit the installation. Then,
> using that list, search Fink Commander for binary versions of as many
> packages as you can get and install them. The problem I had was I
> tried to compile all the packages (117 of them!) I needed. Also, in
> the beginning you will be asked to choose some packages that satisfy
> virtual dependencies. This got me into trouble because it replaced my
> version of ghostscript, upon which my printer depends. As I recall, I
> had some trouble with TeTex dependencies, as well.
>
> After you install the binaries, install (compile) the remaining
> packages. Finally, install gnucash. I have a theory that if you do it
> this way, you will spend a lot less time getting it all to work. It's
> just a theory...
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Tristan
>
> On Saturday, Apr 3, 2004, at 09:00 America/New_York, Victor van
> Reijswoud wrote:
>
>> Dear Tristan,
>>
>> Thank you fir the help. I will have to download Fink commander first.
>> Also, can you tell me what version of GNUCash I should download?
>> When going to site I see several.
>> Since I am working in Africa, where internet connections are really
>> bad, I prefer to download the right version immediately.
>>
>> I think I will get back to you in the course of the week for more
>> advise.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Victor
>>
>> Prof. Victor van Reijswoud (PhD)
>> Uganda Martyrs University - Nkozi
>> PO Box 5498 Kampala - UGANDA
>> Phone: +256 77 908490
>> On Apr 3, 2004, at 4:14, Tristan Chase wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, Mar 29, 2004, at 09:55 America/New_York, Victor van
>>> Reijswoud wrote:
>>>
>>>> I may have not looked well enough, but I cannot find the
>>>> installation procedure for GNUCash on OSX. Can someone help me
>>>> with a HOWTO to do this?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Victor
>>>
>>> I have gone through the process of installing GnuCash on OS X and
>>> can point you in the right direction. First, some questions:
>>>
>>> Do you have the following installed:
>>>
>>> 1. X11
>>> 2. fink
>>> 3. gcc or compiler of your choice
>>>
>>> If you already have fink, I would highly recommend getting Fink
>>> Commander (http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/).
>>>
>>> If you have all of the above, you are ready for the next step,
>>> which is installing the packages.
>>>
>>> If you do not have the above, you will need them to compile,
>>> install and run GnuCash. I found that fink itself took about 1GB of
>>> disk space. You may need another 1GB for the packages required by
>>> the program (I found out the hard way by exceeding the capacity of
>>> my little 10GB hard drive).
>>>
>>> If you need help with any of these steps, just ask. I have done all
>>> of these things myself with little experience.
>>>
>>> -Tristan Chase
>>>
>
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