Compile Guncash

Fri Mar 27 12:25:42 EDT 2015

I had read the readme file and was not very helpful.

I had entered the command.   ./configure but got errors.  I want to say it
was the target, but later when I had stated the target it worked.

Why does the above mentioned wiki have me make a .deb file, when others
don't.  This didn't work.

Checkinstall vs make install

Thanks for the info,  very helpful
On Mar 27, 2015 12:48 AM, "AC" <gnucash at acarver.net> wrote:

> The directory you (possibly) created is:
>
> /usr/bin/gnucash/to
>
> I say possibly because the build script may not be able to create
> directories or create chained directories (/usr/bin doesn't have a
> directory called "gnucash" by default so it would have to create that
> first then create the "to" directory).
>
> In any event, executable binaries installed by the end user (meaning not
> the standard or low level programs provided in the core distribution)
> typically go into /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin.
>
> Installation via tarball typically varies on the program.  Most tarballs
> contain a few README or INSTALL files that describe what is needed.
> However, the general operation is:
>
> 1. Ensure all needed development libraries are installed.  Note that
> this is different from just having a library installed.  For example,
> one common library is called "libc".  It comes in two different
> packages.  One is just "libc" which installs the library itself.  The
> other is "libc-dev" or "libc-devel" which are all the source code for
> the libc library.  The compiler needs the source code to the library.
> This is often the first tripping point.
>
> 2.  Follow the instructions if available.  Most of the instructions will
> not say anything about the development libraries but it will explain
> some compile options for the specific application.  Even if there are no
> instructions, you then move on to the next step.
>
> 3.  Nearly everything uses ./configure to preconfigure the compile
> options.  In most cases you can simply issue ./configure with no other
> command line options and it will work.  Unless you have a specific need
> to change the defaults it's best to never issue command line options to
> ./configure and let it figure out what needs to happen.  This is the
> time when missing development libraries are discovered.  The configure
> script will abort with an error.  Obtain the missing library and restart
> the configure script.
>
> 4.  Run make once the configure script has completed successfully.  Not
> much to do here except to issue the single command "make".  However,
> read the instructions available in case there is a specific option
> (called a "make target").  Usually a bare "make" is all that's needed to
> compile.
>
> 5.  Test the application.  The final binary is located within the source
> code directory tree, often it's in the same directory sometimes it's in
> a subdirectory called 'bin'.  You can run it right from that location
> without installing.  If it executes then everything is good.
>
> 6. Once everything is good, run "make install" to install the files as
> needed (note that the "install" keyword is a make target itself).
>
> As for places to read other than the program's own README and INSTALL
> files there isn't that much.  What I wrote above is what you'll get out
> of a basic Google search for "compiling programs on Linux".  It's the
> same basic steps, there may be finer details that are specific to
> individual applications but those are the absolute fundamentals.
>
> On 2015-03-26 21:31, Dennis Powless wrote:
> > Ok, so when writing them to the email I may have messed up some items....
> > I did copy and paste them into terminal, so they were right...
> > However, the   /to    I'm sure I put that in there, but I don't see that
> > folder.
> >
> > nevertheless, I was able to use the example plutocrat provided with the
> > getdeb... I added the repository and ran the code in terminal and it
> worked
> > like a charm....
> >
> > however, I always seem to run into having to install programs vis a tar
> or
> > things like that.... is there a place I could read up on and learn how to
> > do this?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > D
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 12:15 AM, AC <gnucash at acarver.net> wrote:
> >
> >> You wrote "build-deb" when it should be "build-dep".
> >>
> >> Also, your path is incorrect in your configure.
> >>
> >> You should not have that "gnucash/to" present.  That's only part of the
> >> example.  Read the example on the page as words:
> >>
> >> path_to_install_gnucash_to
> >>
> >> Your prefix should be either /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin
> >>
> >> You are also missing the hyphen between compile and warnings, the flag
> is:
> >>
> >> --enable-compile-warnings
> >>
> >>
> >> Most likely the path is the problem.  You created a path that the system
> >> doesn't know how to find.  I'm sure if you look at the directory tree
> >> you'll find a directory under /usr/bin called 'gnucash' and then inside
> >> that a directory called 'to'.
> >>
> >> On 2015-03-26 21:00, Dennis Powless wrote:
> >>> So, that did not go very well.  Why so complicated....
> >>>
> >>> So, I followed the instructions as provided....
> >>> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building#Ubuntu
> >>>
> >>> sudo apt-get build-deb gnucash
> >>>
> >>> I did not need to purge....
> >>>
> >>> I did the cd the desktop folder then the cash folder (i extracted the
> >> files
> >>> too)...
> >>>
> >>> ./configure --prefix=/usr/bin/gnucash/to --enable-compile warnings
> >>>  --with-html-engine=webkit
> >>>
> >>> then...
> >>>
> >>> sudo checkinstall
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> then i named the doc package.... packagegnucash
> >>>
> >>> then I ran
> >>>
> >>> sudo dpkg  -i
> >>> /home/dennis/Desktop/cash/gnucash-2.6.5/gnucash_2.6.5-1_amd64.deb
> >>>
> >>> THIS BELOW IS THE TERMINAL OUTPUT.....
> >>>
> >>> dennis at dennis-Linux123:~$ sudo dpkg -i
> >>> /home/dennis/Desktop/cash/gnucash-2.6.5/gnucash_2.6.5-1_amd64.deb
> >>> (Reading database ... 189830 files and directories currently
> installed.)
> >>> Preparing to unpack .../gnucash_2.6.5-1_amd64.deb ...
> >>> Unpacking gnucash (2.6.5-1) over (2.6.5-1) ...
> >>> Setting up gnucash (2.6.5-1) ...
> >>> dennis at dennis-Linux123:~$
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I can not get gnucash to run.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I then tried to double click on the .deb file and it takes me to ubuntu
> >>> software center....
> >>>
> >>> I then see an error message....
> >>>
> >>> Breaks existing package 'gnucash-docs' that conflict: 'gnucash'. But
> the
> >>> '/home/dennis/Desktop/cash/gnucash_2.6.5_amd64.deb' provides it via:
> >>> 'gnucash'
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Dennis
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:26 PM, Dennis Powless <claven123 at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Found and using that exact page right now.....
> >>>>
> >>>> thanks
> >>>>
> >>>> Dennis
> >>>> On Mar 26, 2015 11:24 PM, "Bob Brush" <bobbrush3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> This link might help:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building#Ubuntu
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I use a different os, this is my routine, it might help  if you can
> see
> >>>>> the parallels:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> #testing gnucash
> >>>>> yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
> >>>>> yum install gtk2-devel guile-devel GConf2-devel libgnomeui-devel swig
> >>>>> yum install libdbi-devel
> >>>>> yum install libdbi-dbd-pgsql
> >>>>> #yum install libdbi-dbd-sqlite
> >>>>> yum install webkitgtk3-devel
> >>>>> yum install boost boost-devel
> >>>>> yum install libxslt-devel
> >>>>> yum install goffice08-devel
> >>>>> yum install webkitgtk-devel
> >>>>> yum install libtool-ltdl-devel guile-devel gtkhtml3-devel
> >>>>> exit
> >>>>> #no root
> >>>>> mkdir -p ~/development
> >>>>> cd ~/development
> >>>>> git clone https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/ gnucash
> >>>>> cd gnucash
> >>>>> ./autogen.sh
> >>>>> ./configure --prefix=$HOME/unstable/gnucash --enable-debug
> >>>>> --enable-doxygen --enable-error-on-warning --enable-compile-warnings
> >>>>> make all install
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 7:30 PM, Dennis Powless <claven123 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am having trouble installing Gnucash 2.6.5 in ubuntu 14.04 LTS
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I downloaded the tar.bz2 file and extracted it to a folder Gnucash on
> >> the
> >>>>> desktop.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I then opened terminal and cd to that folder and the gnucash-2.6.5
> >> folder
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I then ran the code in terminal
> >>>>> ./configure
> >>>>>
> >>>>> then I entered
> >>>>> make
> >>>>> nothing
> >>>>>
> >>>>> then I entered
> >>>>>
> >>>>> sudo make install
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I get an error of sorts about the target etc... and not sure what it
> >>>>> means.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I did the same thing and used checkinstall no different
> >>>>>
> >>>>> How do I install gnucash 2.6.5 triend the other option and it was the
> >>>>> 2.6.1
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dennis
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>>> gnucash-user at gnucash.org
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