Compiling GnuCash 2.5.6 on Ubuntu 13.10

[Derek Atkins]

Jon Dallara <jondallara at gmail.com> writes:

> On 10/22/2013 07:39 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, October 22, 2013 10:13 pm, Jon Dallara wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>     Anyone know what settings are needed to compile on Ubuntu?  I know it
>>> can be done because the stable version is in the Ubuntu repository, I
>>> just can't seem to get the configure script to work. It manages to get
>>> past guile now but blows up on libxslt, saying it can't find it.  Its in
>>> the normal place with all the other libraries that it can find.  I'll be
>>> glad to post what ever files and/or directory listings are helpful.  I'd
>>> really like to be able to exploit some of the new features and help test.
>> Did you run:
>>
>>    apt-get build-dep gnucash
>>
>> to install all the build dependencies?
>
> Tried it, installed 69 libs and what not, configure still dies at same
> spot.  Do I need to install git as show on the wiki installation
> instructions for Ubuntu 12.04?

What exactly is your configure error?  How does it die?

>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jon.
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>> -derek

-derek

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