no dbus?

mybuyer at roadrunner.com mybuyer at roadrunner.com
Tue Apr 14 12:34:21 EDT 2009


That did work, preferences are remembered and the click response is  
much better.
The only step I had not tried before was port clean --all dbus.

Thank you, again!


On Apr 14, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Lenore Horner wrote:

> Try
> sudo port uninstall -f dbus
> sudo port clean --all dbus
> sudo port install dbus
> sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus- 
> system.plist
> sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus- 
> session.plist
>
> Do the two files listed above exist on your system?
> Lenore
>
> On Apr 14, 2009, at 08:35 , mybuyer at roadrunner.com wrote:
>
>> I did go one step further, started over with a fresh removal of  
>> MacPorts and then a reinstall to compile for Quartz. After  
>> deactivating Mesa, gnucash runs, but but does not remember  
>> preferences and is very slow with every click now, as you noted.
>>
>> When I run those launchctl commands, the result is "nothing found  
>> to load".
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 13, 2009, at 10:15 PM, Lenore Horner wrote:
>>
>>> I'm still using the Quartz.  I wasn't having the dbus problems  
>>> until I restarted my computer after the reinstall.  I finally  
>>> think I've dug up all the pieces.
>>>
>>> When you install dbus you get a message to execute two commands:
>>>
>>> sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus- 
>>> system.plist
>>> sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus- 
>>> session.plist
>>>
>>> Do that.
>>>
>>> That will stop
>>>> here is a repeated error telling me to be sure  
>>>> org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded.
>>>
>>> Now if you still get a maze of complaints, add
>>>
>>> export  
>>> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS 
>>> ="launchd:env=DBUS_LAUNCHD_SESSION_BUS_SOCKET"
>>>
>>> to your .profile (per https://trac.macports.org/ticket/17950?replyto=86 
>>> #comment)
>>>
>>> Now gnucash should launch without giving you a lot of guff.  For  
>>> me, even without this gnucash would run but it was awfully slow.
>>>
>>> Lenore
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Paul Buckley
11 Third Hill Rd
Stockton Springs, ME 04981



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