Some Problems in using GnuCash

[Derek Atkins]

Vikas Garud <vikas at techqual.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I use SuSE Linux, version 10.2 (OpenSuSE).  I have loaded GnuCash from the 
> software repositories identified in OpenSuse.  That is version 2.0.2.  I am 
> facing two problems:
>
> 1. I am unable to edit file properties.  GnuCash Crashes when I enter some 
> value - Company Name, Company Address, Company Contact Person, etc. and hit 
> either Apply or the OK button.  Subsequent start results in "GnuCash could 
> not obtain Lock ..." error.  Though, selecting open anyway, opens the 
> account.

What's printed on the terminal?  (you DID run gnucash from a terminal
window, Right?)

What's printed in /tmp/gnucash.trace?

> 2.  The help is not available.  Only Tip of the Day and About produces some 
> response.  Neither Tutorial and Concepts Guide, nor contents is available.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks
> Vikas Garud
>
> PS:  I downloaded latest version (2.0.5) and tried to install.  Though 
> configure did not result in any problems, make resulted in lots of warnings 
> and would not go further.  I am computer user, don't know much about 
> configure/make/make install, but sould be able to follow directions.

"lots of warnings and would not go further" isn't useful to me;
could you perhaps copy-and-paste the end of the build process?

> Vikas Garud

-derek

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