[GNC] Upgrade Path from version 2.6.16 on MacOS High Sierra (10.13.6) and beyond

[Michael Hendry]

> On 29 Jan 2019, at 16:54, Michael Hendry <hendry.michael at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Progress notes on upgrade:
> 
> I downloaded Gnucash-Intel-2.6.21-3.dmg this morning and dragged-and-dropped Gnucash.app into my Applications folder after renaming the earlier version.
> 
> The verification failed when I tried to run the App.
> 
> 
> I downloaded Gnucash-Intel-3.4-1.dmg also, and went through the same procedure. It appeared not to run, so I tried running it from the command line thus...
> 
> /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash
> 
> …and got the following:
> 
> Application Path /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash
> 
> (process:23502): gnc.gui-WARNING **: 16:10:17.947: [mac_set_languages()] Language list: en:en_GB:C
> 
> 
> As I’d renamed the directory where my .gnucash files are stored, I got a warning about this, and once I’d made a new copy of this directory the program ran as normal.
> 
> Is there any significance in the WARNING above?
> 
> 
> I’ll have another go at downloading and installing 2.6.21 and report back.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael

PS Further download of 2.6.21: failed to run because it was reported to be damaged:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qor0iu0qs9uq370/Screenshot%202019-01-08%2022.54.58.png?dl=0

Michael
(please excuse accidental personal emails to Geert and to John, which should have gone only to the list).