Way to check correctness of Gnucash 2.02 install

[Daniel Hannum]

I'm pretty sure edgy has 2.0.x. I haven't upgraded yet either... still using
manually installed debs on dapper.

On 11/5/06, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
>
> 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
> > Home page: http://www.expectedend.com
> > http://www.alanbedesigns.com
> >
> > "... get up, and set your shoulder to the wheel-how long is this life
> for?
> > as you have come into this world, leave some mark behind. otherwise
> where is
> > the difference between you and the trees and stones? - they too come
> into
> > existence, decay and die..."     Swami Vivekananda
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