[GNC] Repeatable Mac crash

[John Ralls]

> On Sep 30, 2018, at 10:14 AM, Stephen M. Butler <kg7je at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> On 09/30/2018 10:07 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote:
>> 
>>>> On Sep 29, 2018, at 4:30 AM, Robert Kesterson <robertk at robertk.com>
>>>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> 
>>>> When I open Gnucash, it opens the last file I had open, which is
>>>> great.  Then I start the second instance from a terminal with “open
>>>> -n /Applications/GnuCash.app” and it starts up.  Since the most
>>>> recent file is already open, it will complain that it can’t get the
>>>> lock and ask what I want to do.  Since there isn’t an “open a
>>>> different file” option ...........
>> 
>> But there IS a way to open gnucash for another file. Or rather a way
>> to start gnucash without it opening a file, thus allowing you to
>> specify what file you want to open. The -nofile option << I don't know
>> exactly how to specify that for a mac >>
>> 
>> I am always opening gnucash that way since keeping four sets of books
>> and the last opened is usually not the one I want to open.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
> 
> I found it easier to just navigate to the file with the file explorer
> (at least on Linux) and double click on the file.  GnuCash then launches
> and opens that file.

That doesn't work on Macs.

Regards,
John Ralls