Way to check correctness of Gnucash 2.02 install

[Derek Atkins]

apt-get install gnucash on modern ubuntu should have 2.0.x
That would show you all the runtime deps.
You could have used apt-get build-dep gnucash to pull down all the
build deps...

Enjoy!

-derek

Quoting Allen Bethea <allen.bethea at gmail.com>:

> Greetings
>
> I just installed Gnucash 2.02 on my Ubuntu 6.06 LTS gnome system. I had to
> compile it and install it myself. I had to add quite a few libraries.
>
> I got Gnucash compile and install. Then, when I tried to run it, I would get
> the splash screen, then nothing.
>
> I went on line and found the solution....one more library
> guile-g-wrap. Now everything appears to work, but I have not yet begun to
> set up accounts.
>
> The question I have is this: The fact that I did not have "guile-g-wrap" was
> not caught by running ./configure nor was it caught when I ran  make or sudo
> make install.
>
> This is the question, how do I know if there are still some libraries
> missing which will prevent gnucash from working as reliably as I by faith
> know it will? Is there some internal check gnucash runs to make sure it has
> all the software resources it needs to function securely? Is there a check I
> should run to ensure I have a complete stable system before I entrust my
> data to this program?
>
> I know that inorder to be perfectly safe, I should use Ubuntu's vetted
> repository for applications. Dapper has gnucash 1.8.12 available . I would
> rather use the latest and best version available.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Allen Bethea
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>
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