Errors compiling Gnucash for Mac OSX

[Linas Vepstas]

Hi,

When you figure out the answer, please update eh Wiki:

(the wiki probably needs a mac osx section)

http://gnomesupport.org/wiki/index.php/GnuCashCode

--linas


On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 06:48:31AM -0500, Michael Jensen was heard to remark:
> Try this:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> open /Applications/XDarwin.app
> /sw/bin/gnucash &
> 
> You need to make sure X is running, and you are running gnucash in X 
> (the open command does both). This works for me from the OSX Terminal 
> app, and I've made an icon on my desktop for it too.
> Hope this helps,
>  MJ
> ____________________________
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> On Jul 8, 2004, at 22:44, Tristan Chase wrote:
> 
> >Howard,
> >
> >I tried this shell script, but could not get it to open when I 
> >double-clicked on it. I'm running OS 10.2.6. Should this work for me 
> >or does it only work in 10.3?
> >
> >-Tristan Chase
> >
> >On Tuesday, Jul 6, 2004, at 17:39 America/New_York, Howard Kim wrote:
> >
> >>  Robyn,
> >>
> >>  To make these even easier, make a small shell script to launch via 
> >>Finder.
> >>
> >>1. Make a text file with .x11app as the extension (e.g., 
> >>gnucash.x11app)
> >>2. In the file:
> >>#!/bin/sh
> >>
> >>/sw/bin/gnucash
> >>3. Save the file and give it execute permission (chmod u+x 
> >>gnucash.x11app)
> >>
> >>  Now you can assign it an icon (the regular mac way) and 
> >>double-click it to launch gnucash.  Apple X11 is also smart enough to 
> >>launch X11 if it isn't already open.
> >>
> >>  Howard
> >>
> >>On Jul 6, 2004, at 12:51 PM, Robyn Phillips wrote:
> >>
> >>>on 6/7/04 7:49, Neil Williams wrote:
> >>>>To start Gnucash, find Applications/Utilities and start X11,
> >>>>then /sw/bin/gnucash in the xterm. I've set /sw/bin in my path 
> >>>>using bash and
> >>>>set gnucash in the X11 applications list, so it's available from 
> >>>>the X11
> >>>>menu.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>Neil - you are great. Thank you for helping me. Typing 
> >>>/sw/bin/gnucash in
> >>>X11 started it up and now, as a Quicken user, I just need to learn 
> >>>new
> >>>things.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>Can anyone provide me with instructions on how I can get gnucash 
> >>>>>to work on
> >>>>>my Mac? I do have some programming knowledge, but I am a few years 
> >>>>>out of
> >>>>>practice.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>sudo fink selfupdate
> >>>>sudo fink install gnucash
> >>>>(wait . . . . )
> >>>>
> >>>>/sw/bin/gnucash
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>The one thing I am confused about, is that that the readme files for 
> >>>Gnucash
> >>>gave me the impression I had to compile gnucash. But I haven't done 
> >>>this
> >>>(due to some errors). Have I misunderstood something?
> >>>
> >>>
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