Announcement: GnuCash 2.6.12 Release 2016-03-28

Tue Mar 29 07:01:16 EDT 2016

Ah yes.  I thought it was a bit funny this morning when I got 2 emails
announcing the release in about an hour or so and then very little traffic
on the list for the rest of the day :-)

Cheers Dave.

On 29 March 2016 at 20:47, Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
wrote:

> On Tuesday 29 March 2016 20:32:30 Dave H wrote:
>
> > Yes I've already downloaded the latest windows version from
>
> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/
>
> > 2.6.12/ - I'm only pointing it out as it seems that someone's
>
> > forgotten to update the download links and there are always users out
>
> > there who don't realise there are alternate ways of getting to the
>
> > downloads instead of using the actual download link provided on the
>
> > website :-)
>
>
>
> Thanks for pointing this out Dave.
>
>
>
> Aside from the download links, the announcement for 2.6.12 is missing
> also. I suspect the server trouble for which you should have gotten a
> message earlier today hampered the update.
>
>
>
> I could go in and fix the links, but I prefer to wait for John to react
> later today. I'm pretty sure he had the updates to the website queued
> already (including the announcement).
>
>
>
> The download section on the site clearly indicates the current download
> there is 2.6.11.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Geert
>
>
>
> >
>
> > Cheers Dave H.
>
> >
>
> > On 29 March 2016 at 20:15, Robert Kesterson <robertk at robertk.com> wrote:
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> > > The files are out there, it’s just the links on the website that
>
> > > haven’t been updated yet. You can either change the version number
>
> > > in the links (for example, the link on the website for the Mac
>
> > > version points to
>
> > > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gnucash/Gnucash-Intel-
>
> > > 2.6.11-1.dmg and the new version is at
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> > > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gnucash/Gnucash-Intel-2
>
> > > .6.12-1.dmg), or you can download any of the files from the
>
> > > SourceForge files page for the new version at
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> > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%2
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> > > 9/2.6.12/ .
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> > >
>
> > > --
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> > >
>
> > > Robert Kesterson
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> > > robertk at robertk.com
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> > >
>
> > > On 29 Mar 2016, at 4:32, Dave H wrote:
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> > >
>
> > > John,
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> > >
>
> > >> Download links on gnucash.org seem to be still pointing to 2.6.11
>
> > >> download ?
>
> > >>
>
> > >> Cheers Dave H.
>
> > >>
>
> > >> On 29 March 2016 at 07:12, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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> > >>
>
> > >> GnuCash 2.6.12 released
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> > >>
>
> > >>> The GnuCash development team announces GnuCash 2.6.12, the twelfth
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> > >>> maintenance release in the 2.6-stable series. Please take the tour
>
> > >>> of all the new features.
>
> > >>> Changes
>
> > >>>
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> > >>> Between 2.6.11 and 2.6.12, the following bugfixes were accomplished:
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> > >>> Bug 482186 - Customer and vendor report for partners who get
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> invoiced/paid in foreign currency show total labeled with the
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> > >>> symbol of the
>
> > >>> default currency
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Bug 620281 - Adding reversing transaction to bill transactions
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> > >>> creates>>>
>
> > >>> undeleteable transactions
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 642292 - General Ledger report - 'Primary Sort Key' value
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> > >>> is not
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> > >>>
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> > >>> persistent
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 687504 - Not possible to reset an invoice/bill counter
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> > >>> format
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> > >>> Bug 693342 - Print (bottom) prints to middle for 3-check pages
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> > >>> Bug 719904 - Decide payment type only based on the account type
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> > >>>
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> > >>> involved
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 720934 - Barcharts with many data points have overlapping
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> > >>> x-axis
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> > >>>
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> > >>> labels
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 722996 - Cannot add stock price on Price Editor
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> > >>> Bug 723689 - Splash screen doesn't set the floating hint.
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> > >>> Bug 728074 - Posting bill converts currency to itself using 0
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> > >>> rate
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> > >>> Bug 728722 - Setting number format details appear wrong in
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> > >>> Help,
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> > >>>
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> > >>> section 10.3.4. Counters Book Options Tab
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 733164 - [MacOSX] Command-H Invokes Help->Help Contents
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> > >>> Bug 742352 - Budget Summary section does not show expense
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> > >>> totals
>
> > >>> Bug 744157 - Tip about subaccount is confusing
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> > >>> Bug 754209 - Bills can be posted from "find bill" search
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> > >>> results even
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> if bill is already posted and results in extra $ posted to A/P
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 754856 - scheduled transaction fails without warning
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> > >>> Bug 756469 - CSV Invoice Import - Items with double quote
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> > >>> escape not
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> > >>>
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> > >>> imported.
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 760015 - guile support is automagic
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> > >>> Bug 760529 - Get Quotes updates value just once per day
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> > >>> Bug 760711 - Non-ASCII characters not shown in Report Name when
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> > >>> a
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> > >>>
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> > >>> report is created with 2.6.12
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 762971 - Duplicating multiple invoices results in invoices
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> > >>> without>>>
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> > >>> an ID number
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 763111 - commodities prices editor creates hidden db
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> > >>> entries
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> > >>> Bug 763146 - Invalid exchange rate is recorded when entering
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> > >>>
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> > >>> multi-currency transaction
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> > >>>
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> > >>> Bug 763279 - GnuCash has empty reports in recent Gentoo builds.
>
> > >>>
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> > >>> Some other fixes not associated with reported bugs:
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> > >>> Various memory leaks.
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> > >>> More multi-currency fixes related to bug 763146.
>
> > >>> Be more liberal in accepting business counter custom formats:
>
> > >>> li, lli,>>>
>
> > >>> I64i, and whatever is defined to G_GINT_64 or PRIx64 on the system
>
> > >>> on
>
> > >>> which
>
> > >>> GnuCash is compiled.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Correctly re-value splits when the transaction currency is
>
> > >>> changed.
>
> > >>> Reset the transaction currency to match the currently open
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> > >>> account
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> > >>>
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> > >>> when
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> > >>> auto-completing.
>
> > >>>
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> > >>> Refine the MacOS X localization when the system-generated POSIX
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> > >>> locale>>>
>
> > >>> isn't a supported locale: Prefer the country to language when
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> > >>> selecting an
>
> > >>> alternate locale, but still pass the original language to gettext.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Check printing: extract address from invoice/bill for payment
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> > >>>
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> > >>> transactions.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Robert Fewell has contributed changes needed to allow the 2.6
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> > >>> series to read files from future major versions which use GUIDs
>
> > >>> instead of names to identify matched accounts with the Bayesian
>
> > >>> import matcher.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Translations Updated:Azeri, Basque, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified),
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> > >>> Czech, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, Japanese, Kinyarwandan, Portuguese,
>
> > >>> Slovak, Serbian,
>
> > >>> Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.
>
> > >>> Important update notification
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> If you are updating from gnucash 2.6.0-2.6.4 on linux, you are
>
> > >>> advised to remove the guile user cache or several parts of
>
> > >>> gnucash may fail to work properly. This user cache can be found
>
> > >>> in
>
> > >>> .cache/guile/ccache/2.0-LE-8-2.0/
>
> > >>> in your home directory. It's safe to remove the whole contents of
>
> > >>> this directory.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Note .cache is a hidden folder in your home directory. You may
>
> > >>> have to change your file manager's settings in order to view
>
> > >>> hidden files and folders.
>
> > >>> Documentation
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Concurrent with the release of Gnucash 2.6.12 we're pleased to
>
> > >>> also
>
> > >>> release a new version 2.6.12 of the companion Help and Tutorial
>
> > >>> and
>
> > >>> Concepts Guide.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> New Portuguese Translations from Pedro Albuquerque!
>
> > >>> Bug 639776 - Update instructions for updating quote prices by
>
> > >>> cron.
>
> > >>> Bug 649283 - Add links to where common report preferences are
>
> > >>> set.
>
> > >>> Bug 728722 - Setting number format details appear wrong in
>
> > >>> Help,
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> section 10.3.4. Counters Book Options Tab
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Bug 729265 - Update documentation for Invoice and Bill payments
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> > >>> to
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> reflect the new features.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Bug 761025 - Add missing sect Guide ch2.8: New book options in
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> > >>> New
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> Acct
>
> > >>> Hierarchy.
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> Bug 762088 - Remove Section 9.4.3 From Guide that offered
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> > >>> simplistic
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> advice about money and life that does nothing to explain GnuCash
>
> > >>> functionality or use.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Bug 762656 - Add note to Guide section 2.3.3 For Column Widths
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> > >>>
>
> > >>> Getting GnuCash for Windows and MacOS X
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> GnuCash is provided for both Microsoft Windows XP® and later and
>
> > >>> MacOS X 10.5 (Leopard)® and later in pre-built, all-in-one
>
> > >>> packages. An installer is provided for Microsoft Windows® while
>
> > >>> the MacOS X® package is disk image
>
> > >>> containing a drag-and-drop application bundle.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> SourceForge:
>
> > >>> Win32
>
> > >>> Intel
>
> > >>> PPC
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Github
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Win32
>
> > >>> Intel
>
> > >>> PPC
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Getting GnuCash as source code
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> If you want to compile GnuCash 2.6.12 for yourself, the source
>
> > >>> code
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> can
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> be downloaded from:
>
> > >>> Sourceforge: bzip2, all files.
>
> > >>> Github: gzip
>
> > >>> You can also checkout the sources directly from the git
>
> > >>> repository
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> as described here.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> To compile GnuCash from the source code by yourself, you will
>
> > >>> need at
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> least Gnome 2, Guile, and slib. In addition you will need swig if
>
> > >>> compiling
>
> > >>> from git. Please consult the README file in the sources for the
>
> > >>> exact
>
> > >>> list
>
> > >>> of dependencies and versions.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> Getting the documentation
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> The documentation is available at Documentation page of the
>
> > >>> GnuCash
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> website. The 2.6.12 documentation can be found under "GnuCash v2.6
>
> > >>> (current
>
> > >>> stable release)" in multiple languages both for reading online and
>
> > >>> for download in pdf, epub, and mobi formats.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> If you want to compile the GnuCash Documentation 2.6.12 for
>
> > >>> yourself,
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> the source code can be downloaded from:
>
> > >>> Sourceforge or GitHub
>
> > >>> You can also checkout the sources directly from the git
>
> > >>> repository
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> as described here.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> About the Program
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> GnuCash is a free, open source accounting program released
>
> > >>> under the
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> GNU General Public License (GPL) and available for GNU/Linux,
>
> > >>> *BSD,
>
> > >>> Solaris, Mac OSX and Microsoft Windows. Programming on GnuCash
>
> > >>> began in 1997, and its first stable release was in 1998.
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> _______________________________________________
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