Another attempt to install Gnucash on Mac OSX 10.4.11

[Mark Rosenthal]

Fantastic David thanks.... The --nofile option worked fine. I now  
have the file working on both macs. Much appreciate your help.

Mark

On 7 Jan 2008, at 15:01, David Reiser wrote:

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> On Jan 7, 2008, at 3:02 AM, Mark Rosenthal wrote:
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>> Since trying to load gnucash back in september I have finally got
>> round to trying this installation again. However I still get the same
>> result. The following is a report on what I did, can anyone suggest a
>> way forward?
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>> sudo port uninstall gnucash
>> ---> The following versions of gnucash are currently installed:
>> ---> gnucash @2.2.1_1+guile16+without_docs (active)
>> ---> gnucash @2.2.1_2+guile16+without_docs+without_ofx+without_quotes
>> Error: port uninstall failed: Registry error: Please specify the full
>> version as recorded in the port registry
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>> sudo port uninstall gnucash @2.2.1_1+guile16+without_docs
>> Password:
>> ---> Deactivating gnucash 2.2.1_1+guile16+without_docs
>> ---> Uninstalling gnucash 2.2.1_1+guile16+without_docs
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>> sudo port uninstall gnucash @2.2.1_2+guile16+without_docs+without_ofx
>> +without_quotes
>> ---> Uninstalling gnucash 2.2.1_2+guile16+without_docs+without_ofx
>> +without_quotes
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>> sudo port install gnucash +without_ofx +without_quotes +without_docs
>> ---> Installing gnucash 2.2.1_2+guile16+without_docs+without_ofx
>> +without_quotes
>> ---> Activating gnucash 2.2.1_2+guile16+without_docs+without_ofx
>> +without_quotes
>> ---> Cleaning gnucash
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>> I then tried to run the resultant installation and got the splash
>> screen and it hangs at the point where it says: loading data.
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>> I have looked for a .LCK file but cannot find one.
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>> When I run the app from a bash shell I get the following output:
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>> gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at
>> configure time.
>>
>> Found Finance::Quote version 1.13
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>> Please can anyone shed any light on this....
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mark
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> The hang on startup with 2.2.1 occurs whenever gnucash is trying to  
> put up any dialog while the splash screen is showing. That includes  
> the "file is already open" warning and the new account wizard the  
> first time you ever open gnucash. So, if you haven't ever  
> established a set of gnucash accounts, you are probably running  
> into the second case.
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> Try "gnucash --nofile" and then use the file menu to launch the new  
> file wizard.
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> Dave
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> David Reiser
> dbreiser at earthlink.net
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