Gnucash does not open anymore

[David Reiser]

On Sep 12, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Xavier LAROSE wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> I have just installed Snow Leopard. I don't know if there is a link  
> but i can't open anymore Gnucash 2.2.9
> The launching stop while loading the datas.
>
> I have tried to run fink selfupdate to make sure a new version would  
> fix the problem but I have the following messages :
>
> Last login: Sat Sep 12 10:08:24 on console
> xavierlarose-2:~ xavierlarose$ fink selfupdate
> Password:
> WARNING: you have an incomplete X11 installation.
>  See http://finkproject.org/faq/usage-packages.php#special-x11-debug  
> for details on repairing it.
> Before changing your selfupdate method to 'rsync', you must install  
> XCode, available on your original OS X install disk, or from http://connect.apple.com 
>  (after free registration).
> Failed: Selfupdate method 'rsync' cannot be used
> xavierlarose-2:~ xavierlarose$
>
>
> I have re-installed Xcode and X11 but nothing change
> Any help would be appreciated !
>
> Xavier LAROSE
>
Did you follow the fink upgrade instructions at http://www.finkproject.org/ 
  ?

Given the number of people who have had problems trying to upgrade a  
fink installation for Snow Leopard (especially people using x11 apps  
like gnucash), you might want to try deleting your entire fink  
installation and starting over.

Starting over may be the only solution if you installed xquartz 2.4.0  
before system 10.6 was released. The x11 version in system 10.6 is  
something like 2.3.3.2 (between the last two versions of xquartz  
released by macosforge). Downgrading x11 almost always requires that  
you rebuild everything that was built using x11.

If you do decide to start over, you might want to start the gnucash2  
install when you can check on progress every once in a while. There  
are two packages gnucash needs that trigger questions to  the user  
that won't continue with the default answer -- you have to be there to  
hit Return before the installation continues. I have one of the  
fastest macs, and starting over with a clean fink install took less  
than 3 hours for gnucash2 and its 300 package dependency chain.

Dave
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David Reiser
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