CSV Import

Geert Janssens geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be
Tue Apr 4 04:13:27 EDT 2017


Hi,

For the stable release it's best to wait until it hits the official updates repository. Bill Nottingham is usually not far behind the official releases.

Geert

Gerald Ellis <gellis at aeneas.net> schreef op 3 april 2017 05:18:11 WEST:
>Geert:
>
>I am running Fedora 4.9,14-200.fc25.i686+PAE on an HP 8200 Compaq Elite
>Desktop PC.  I have been trying to Upgrade my gnucash 2.6.25 to the
>latest version 2.6.16 without success.
>I ran the Quick Instructions from your post and got the 2.6.99 nightly
>update to load properly and it appeared to work.  I did not want to
>continue using it so I ran the steps to return to the gnucash package
>from the distribution and got the original 2.6.15 to install.
>
>How can I upgrade to 2.6.16?
>
>On Thu, 2017-03-30 at 13:44 +0200, Geert Janssens wrote:
>> On donderdag 30 maart 2017 09:53:16 CEST Steve Isenberg wrote:
>> > Okay, when this is eventually updated, version 2.8 I believe you
>> > mentioned,
>> > and if you need help testing it let me know. I am very interested
>> > in the
>> > CSV import process and especially split-transactions so I am
>> > willing to
>> > assist if possible.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Thanks again for the reply and information.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Steveunreleased csv importer already now as there are 
>> 
>> several ways to install the current development version of gnucash.
>> 
>> **Warning** Always make a backup of your data file first before using
>>>> development version of gnucash. It less well tested than the stable
>> versions 
>> and may contain known, unfixed bugs that can corrupt your data.
>> 
>> Having said that, here are a few options, depending on your comfort
>> level:
>> 
>> On Windows you can simply download the nightly build from here:
>> http://code.gnucash.org/builds/win32/master/
>> and install it. This will replace a stable installation of gnucash,
>> but you 
>> should be able to install the stable version of the development
>> version at any 
>> time after you have finished testing.
>> 
>> If you're on Fedora, there is also a copr repository which updates
>> nightly to 
>> the most recent development snapshot. Contrary to the Windows
>> installer I 
>> would suggest to first uninstall your current gnucash and then
>> install from 
>> the copr repository.
>> 
>> Quick instructions
>> sudo dnf remove gnucash gnucash-docs
>> sudo dnf copr enable gjanssens/gnucash-master 
>> sudo dnf install gnucash gnucash-docs
>> 
>> To return to the gnucash package from the distribution do
>> sudo dnf remove gnucash gnucash-docs
>> sudo dnf copr disable gjanssens/gnucash-master 
>> sudo dnf install gnucash gnucash-docs
>> 
>> And lastly you could build the master branch of gnucash from scratch
>> and test 
>> the csv importer from there.
>> 
>> I'd love feedback this new importer. And the sooner I get this the
>> more time I 
>> may have to improve on it before the 2.8 release at the end of this
>> year.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Geert
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