Help please = Installing your software on a Macintosh

[David T.]

Or of course, fink (which has worked for me) can get gnucash installed as well. 


--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Yvan Strahm <yvan.strahm at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Yvan Strahm <yvan.strahm at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Help please = Installing your software on a Macintosh
> To: "Rich Talley" <rbtalley at unm.edu>
> Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org, "dan at hoppernet.org" <dan at hoppernet.org>
> Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 11:31 PM
> hello,
> 
> Or you can install macports ( http://www.macports.org/ ),
> X11 is also needed
> and use porticus (http://porticus.alittledrop.com/ ) to
> manage your package
> instalation. The gnucash's macport version is 2.2.5.
> Cheers,
> yvan
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:18 AM, Rich Talley
> <rbtalley at unm.edu> wrote:
> 
> > No, it's pretty easy to use but not particularly
> easy to install, at
> > this time, on a Mac.
> >
> > If you are not willing to put up with an X11 program,
> which doesn't
> > look like anything else you are probably used to on OS
> X, and can't or
> > won't install a program that needs to be complied,
> although Fink or
> > Darwin Ports makes that a little easier, GnuCash on OS
> X may not be
> > for you.
> >
> > If you are willing to install X11 (it's on your
> Mac install disks) and
> > go through the steps necessary to get GnuCash up and
> running, you'll
> > probably like the program. It's quite powerful and
> flexible.
> >
> > Check the documentation, download and install Fink.
> There are a number
> > of people on this list who have Macs and love GnuCash
> and are willing
> > to help.
> >
> > Which version of OS X are you running?
> >
> > -- Rich
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 12:22 PM, dan at hoppernet.org
> <dan at hoppernet.org>
> > wrote:
> > > I am not a programmer and it looks like a
> daunting task to install your
> > > software.
> > >
> > > Fed up with Quicken 2006 for the Mac.
> > > [OSX 10.4.11, iMac G5]
> > >
> > > Am I missing something?
> > > Could it be easier to install and use than it
> appears?
> > >
> > > Dan H.
> > >
> > >
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