Gnucash on Ubuntu 9.04, crashing

[Guido Milanese]

On Thursday 03 December 2009 18:47:03 Derek Atkins wrote:
[dealing with my help message]
>
> What is the exact message you receive?
[i.e. debug]
This is the debug message:

<quote>
gnucash --debug
gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at 
configure time.

Found Finance::Quote version 1.13
<gnc:commodity version="2.0.0">
  <cmdty:space>ISO4217</cmdty:space>
  <cmdty:id/>
  <cmdty:get_quotes/>
  <cmdty:quote_source>currency</cmdty:quote_source>
  <cmdty:quote_tz/>
</gnc:commodity>
gwenhywfar-INFO: plugin.c:  577: Plugin type "ct" unregistered
gwenhywfar-INFO: plugin.c:  577: Plugin type "configmgr" 
unregistered
gwenhywfar-INFO: plugin.c:  577: Plugin type "dbio" unregistered
</quote>

> There was another reported issue on an upgrade from Ubuntu 9.04
> -> 9.10 that causes data corruption.  It's an Ubuntu-specific
> problem and has to do with GnuCash overwriting your data file
> with a GConf or desktop file. A fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 does
> not exhibit the problem.
I am still on Ubuntu 9.04, however. I have no desktops files! I keep 
the desktop absolutely clean, don't like the messy windows-like 
desktops.
>
> I hope you have a backup of your data file, because you're going
> to need it.
Oh yes, I'm a bit of a fanatic with backups!

thanks,
guido, italy

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Guido Milanese - Professor of Latin
The Catholic University, Milan and Brescia, Italy
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