[GNC] New User: GC 3.3 terminates/won't run on MacOS Sierra

[John Ralls]

> On Oct 16, 2018, at 1:27 PM, klawani <lawani at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi. I'm new to GC and keen to start using it but I haven't been able to get
> it to run. I've checked earlier questions on this forum but haven't come
> across this problem.
> 
> I've installed it (MacOS 10.12.6) and done all the usual app permission
> stuff. 
> When I try to run it by clicking on the icon it comes up with the "tip of
> the day" and then bombs out.
> 
> When I tried to run it from the command line I got the following:
> (process:1091): gnc.gui-WARNING **: 21:26:18.486: [mac_set_languages()]
> Language list: en:en_US:C
> Segmentation fault: 11
> 
> Any ideas/experience with this?

It's probably https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=796879.
Try putting GnuCash in the Dock as a workaround; there's also a test bundle linked on the bug report that may fix the problem.

Regards,
John Ralls