Can not load GnuCash

[Derek Atkins]

Jack <jjjiom at manx.net> writes:

> And /tmp/gnucash.trace was EMPTY?  I find that very hard to believe!
> Sorry but there isn't any file by that name.

I find that very hard to believe, but...

> file /home/jack/DBC
> /home/jack/DBC: empty

Well, that explains why you can't open it.  GnuCash can't open
an empty file!

-derek

> On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 08:09 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Jack <jjjiom at manx.net> writes:
>> 
>> > I hope the following is of some help.
>> > There wasn't anything in the /tmp/gnucash.trace file.
>> > The files were created originally in Ubuntu 7.04 and GnuCash 2.0.2-3.
>> > Both file have been opened and saved several times under the current set
>> > up.
>> > When I tried to open the file with GnuCash, received the message:
>> > There was an error parsing the file /home/jack/DBC.
>> 
>> And /tmp/gnucash.trace was EMPTY?  I find that very hard to believe!
>> What do you get from:
>> 
>>   file /home/jack/DBC
>> 
>> If it says gzipped/compressed file, then what do you get from:
>> 
>>   zcat /home/jack/DBC | head
>> 
>> > gnucash-env gdb gnucash-bin
>> > Starting program: /usr/bin/gnucash-bin --nofile
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
>> > [New Thread -1233828176 (LWP 7742)]
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit---q (A)
>> > Error while reading shared library symbols:
>> > Quit
>> 
>> Umm.. This is worrysome.  Why was there an error reading a shared
>> library?
>> 
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at
>> > configure time.
>> > (no debugging symbols found)
>> > [Switching to Thread -1233828176 (LWP 7742)]
>> > Couldn't get registers: No such process.
>> 
>> This is also worrysome..  Looks like you might have a broken
>> build or something.
>> 
>> > (A) At this point, GnuCash Tip of the Day and the GnuCashscreen
>> > appeared. GnuCash Tip of the Day is not responding.
>> 
>> Not responding???   That's also worrysome.
>> 
>> What window manager do you use?  Have you enabled any WM special
>> features?
>> 
>> -derek
>> 
>> > On Thu, 2007-10-25 at 10:26 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> Quoting Jack <jjjiom at manx.net>:
>> >> 
>> >> > I am running Ubuntu 7.10 & GnuCash 2.2.1
>> >> > Have two files (accounts), one opens & the other won't.
>> >> > I have tried to open the xac files without any suggest.
>> >> > Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
>> >> > Thank you
>> >> > Jack Jowett
>> >> 
>> >> How did the files get created?
>> >> What happens when you try to File -> Open (or File -> Open Recent)
>> >> on the various files?  What's displayed on the terminal?  In the
>> >> /tmp/gnucash.trace file?
>> >> 
>> >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
>> >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
>> >> 
>> >> -derek
>> >> 
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