Errors when starting GnuCash on Mac OS X

[Todd Carswell]

Charles,

I had to disable the "mesa" port and it now permits me to start  
gnucash.  Still having the same issues with startup, though.

--Todd


On Apr 8, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Charles Day wrote:

> Don't forget to "Reply All".
>
> Won't start how? The same problem or different? Did you remember to  
> use the changes by opening a new Terminal? Or doing:  . ~/.profile
>
> -Charles
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Todd Carswell <tcar0341 at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> ah, yes.  Using ~./profile allows me to edit the file.  After adding  
> the line "eval `dbus-launch --auto-syntax`", though, gnucash will  
> not start at all.
>
> --Todd
>
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Charles Day wrote:
>
>> Don't forget to cc the list on replies.
>>
>> So you know how to use vi? Hey, lucky you!  We're probably a dying  
>> breed.
>>
>> The "~" just means your home directory, like /Users/Todd or  
>> whatever. And the file should be ~/.profile rather than ~./profile  
>> -- does that help?
>>
>> -Charles
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Todd Carswell <tcar0341 at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>> Charles,
>>
>> This is a "MacPorts" install.  I can open ~./profile in vi and add  
>> the line, but it will not allow me to save it when I select ":wq".   
>> I even tried using the "sudo vi ~./profile" when opening the file  
>> to no avail.  Ack!
>>
>> --Todd
>>
>>
>> On Apr 8, 2009, at 1:00 PM, Charles Day wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Todd Carswell <tcar0341 at gmail.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>> Charles,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response.  You'll have to be patient with me... HOW  
>>> do I add this information to ~./profile?
>>>
>>> It is just a plain text file named .profile in your home  
>>> directory. Sorry, I'm new enough to Mac that I can't advise how to  
>>> edit a plain text file via the GUI. I just use "vi" from the  
>>> command line, which I'm not even going to attempt to explain.
>>>
>>> Can someone advise?
>>>
>>> By the way, was this a MacPorts or a fink install?
>>>
>>> -Charles
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> --Todd
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2009, at 12:31 PM, Charles Day wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does putting this line in your ~/.profile file and then opening a  
>>>> new terminal help?
>>>>
>>>> eval `dbus-launch --auto-syntax`
>>>>
>>>> (Note: those are back-quotes. Probably best to cut/paste.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Todd Carswell  
>>>> <tcar0341 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I just installed Gnucash 2.2.9 on my Mac OS X system.  When I  
>>>> start the program, I'm getting the following error messages:
>>>>
>>>> In the terminal window:
>>>>
>>>> gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled  
>>>> at configure time.
>>>>
>>>> Xlib:  extension "RANDR" missing on display "/tmp/launch-IOVudm/: 
>>>> 0".
>>>> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not  
>>>> provide a socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus- 
>>>> session.plist is loaded!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When Gnucash starts, a couple of pop-ups come up that have the  
>>>> following errors:
>>>>
>>>> 1. An error occurred while loading or saving configuration  
>>>> information for gnucash.  Some of your configuration settings may  
>>>> not work properly"  (Clicking "Details" does nothing)
>>>> 2.  "Cannot find default values.  The configuration data used to  
>>>> specify default values for GnuCash cannot be found in the default  
>>>> system locations."  (I am forced to run "setup" again but this  
>>>> does not fix the problem)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
>>>>
>>>> --Todd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --Todd
>>>
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>> --Todd
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> --Todd
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--Todd