Failing automake when trying to build version from CVS

[Derek Atkins]

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

(although some info on that page is a little out of date already).

Linux <linux at strigen.com> writes:

> Hi again :-)
>
> I might be asking to much here, but,
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction to find / build the SVN version.
> And where I can then find the 1.9 version.
> I searced with google on the page & google, but can only find one page 
> in German wich i think has any info on the 1.9 subversion thing (And I 
> don't read german.)
> I saw that it was a little early in the process, but I would like to try.
>
> Thanks for all the answers
> Tor Harald
>
> Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Tor Harald Thorland <linux at strigen.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>> As you know (Neil) I've struggeled a lot with these packages a moth or
>>> two ago, so I'll just wait and see what happends in the 1.9 version.
>>>
>>
>> I'm not sure what you mean by this.. the 1.9 version will become
>> gnucash 2 when it's finished.   You're welcome to start translating
>> it now.  The more you get done now the less you'll have to do
>> as the 2.0 release approaches.
>>
>>
>>> Another question, if CVS is not more in use, and so.. why don't they
>>> remove the translation howto, and the CVS from the page...
>>> And why isn't it possible for me to translate on this and add it to the
>>> 1.9 version...
>>>
>>
>> As Neil said, this is due to limited time and access to the website.
>> We'll fix the HOWTO in our source tree, but unfortunately changing
>> the website is much more challenging at the moment.
>>
>>
>>> What will then happen if i'm translating on the 1.9 version, and they
>>> will go to the next version? Just discard the translation?
>>>
>>
>> No.  1.9 will become gnucash 2.0 -- (1.9.x will be the alpha/beta
>> releases prior to 2.0).  If you translate 1.9 then that translation
>> will get merged forward as development continues towards 2.0.  So, the
>> more you get translated now, the less you'll have to translate later.
>> On the other hand, strings in the 1.9 release are not frozen, so it's
>> possible you may translate something now and then the string changes
>> before release.
>>
>> Still, you should work from 1.9 in subversion's trunk for now.
>>
>>
>>> THT
>>>
>>
>> -derek
>>
>>
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