GC 2.4.10 installed under Ubuntu 12.04 LTS doesn't run

[Frank H. Ellenberger]

Hi,

Am 21.04.2013 22:10, schrieb rsbrux:
> It is quite possible that this is due to some unfulfilled dependency, as I
> have installed GC on a Ubuntu Server to which I have added gnome-shell,
> which also doesn't work.
> The error message I get (trying to start GC from console) is:
> "gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at
> configure time."
> The message is the same with or without the "--nofile" argument.  No other
> responses are visible.

FYI: That is no error message but just a warning about some flag, which 
was unused by your package maintainer.

If you wish to get some more useful information, follow the instructions 
in 
http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Something_bad_happened.3B_how_can_I_help_debug.3F
and linked pages.

> The same error message has been reported in posts on various fora going back
> at least 5 years, and is usually attributed to problems with the package.
> I am quite inexperienced with Linux and not prepared to rebuild GC myself.
> The detailed information from aptitude is shown below.
> I was disappointed to get GC 2.4.10 instead of 2.4.12.  Is there a way to
> get 2.4.12 for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
> Might this produce better results?

I don't know, but some users shared their knowledge in
http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Ubuntu

HTH
Frank