[GNC] gnucash 3.7.1 does not start on Macos 10.13.6

George Michalopoulos metron6 at gmail.com
Sun Nov 17 05:42:25 EST 2019


thank you all,

first of all i tried this:
http://macappstore.org/guile/

it didnt worked, and the github link is too complicated for me..

So i downloaded 2.6 and works fine :)


On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 7:00 AM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

> That's not GnuCash 3.7, it's a Gtk2 version. Not only that but it seems to
> have Guile 1.7, which would put it into the 2.4 series -- except that I
> never used Guile 1.7:
>
> https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-on-osx/commit/1e63de2b73189b38060068f030ca7977c9967394
> shows upgrading from Guile-1.6 to Guile 1.8.8.
>
> The crash is due to a libpng mismatch in MacOS 10.13 and later, and was
> fixed somewhere in the middle of the 2.6 series. If you don't want to
> upgrade to 3.x 2.6.21 should work.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
> > On Nov 16, 2019, at 3:27 PM, George Michalopoulos <metron6 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > first part of the log file in console:
> >
> > Process:               Gnucash-bin [22377]
> > Path:                  /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash
> > Identifier:            org.gnucash.Gnucash
> > Version:               ???
> > Code Type:             X86 (Native)
> > Parent Process:        ??? [1]
> > Responsible:           Gnucash-bin [22377]
> > User ID:               502
> >
> > Date/Time:             2019-11-07 17:35:57.554 +0200
> > OS Version:            Mac OS X 10.13.6 (17G7024)
> > Report Version:        12
> > Anonymous UUID:        0362B72E-BF2A-9A23-9582-53F3EF0AAEA5
> >
> >
> > Time Awake Since Boot: 480000 seconds
> >
> > System Integrity Protection: enabled
> >
> > Crashed Thread:        0
> >
> > Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
> > Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
> > Exception Note:        EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY
> >
> > Termination Reason:    DYLD, [0x4] Symbol missing
> >
> > Application Specific Information:
> > dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
> > DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=/Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Frameworks
> >
> DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib:/Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib/gnucash::/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/:/Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib:/Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib/gnucash
> >
> > Dyld Error Message:
> >   Symbol not found: _inflateValidate
> >   Referenced from:
> /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libPng.dylib
> >   Expected in:
> /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libz.1.dylib
> >  in
> /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libPng.dylib
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 5:09 PM John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
> > "Warning: Unwind-only `stack-overflow' exception; skipping pre-unwind
> handler." Indicates that Guile's stack has run out of space. That might be
> a locale problem, what happens if you set the computer language to Greek so
> that it matches your region settings?
> >
> > Are there any crash reports (open /Applications/Utilities/Console and
> select User Reports in the sidebar and look in the list for reports
> beginning with Gnucash)?
> >
> > Is anything written to the trace file (
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile)?
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 16, 2019, at 6:40 AM, George Michalopoulos <metron6 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > i had to run it 1,5-2 years..
> > >
> > > should i try an older version ?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 4:23 PM David Carlson <
> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Release 3.7.1 has only been around for several. Weeks.  Is this the
> first
> > >> time for you to start Gnucash after updating?
> > >>
> > >> If so, which version did you have before?
> > >>
> > >> David Carlson
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019, 6:58 AM George Michalopoulos <metron6 at gmail.com
> >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> i made all the things you say, no good..
> > >>>
> > >>> This is what i see on terminal..
> > >>>
> > >>> Application Path /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash
> > >>> (process:1839): gnc.gui-WARNING **: 14:52:58.538:
> > >>> [mac_find_close_country()] Apple Locale is set to a value en_GR not
> > >>> supported by the C runtime
> > >>> (process:1839): gnc.gui-WARNING **: 14:52:58.539:
> > >>> [mac_find_close_country()] Using el_GR instead.
> > >>> (process:1839): gnc.gui-WARNING **: 14:52:58.540:
> [mac_set_languages()]
> > >>> Language list: en:el:en:C
> > >>> (process:1839): Gtk-WARNING **: 14:52:58.541: Locale not supported
> by C
> > >>> library.
> > >>> Using the fallback 'C' locale.
> > >>> Warning: Unwind-only `stack-overflow' exception; skipping pre-unwind
> > >>> handler.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 2:49 PM Adrien Monteleone <
> > >>> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> If you’re getting the GnuCash splash screen then it is starting, but
> > >>> then
> > >>>> either being hidden, or crashing.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I’ll presume:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> That you’ve checked *all* workspaces for the window?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> That you’ve right-clicked the icon in the dock and tried the ’Show
> all
> > >>>> Windows’ entry? (as well as maybe assigned it to ’this’ desktop or
> ‘all
> > >>>> desktops’)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> That the right-click menu of the GnuCash icon in your dock does
> *not*
> > >>> have
> > >>>> a ’show’ entry near the bottom, but instead says ‘hide’ (meaning the
> > >>> window
> > >>>> is *not* hidden in this case, it is a toggle)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> That a command-tab does not show an icon for GnuCash?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> That GnuCash.app is not listed in ActivityMonitor.app after the
> splash
> > >>>> screen goes away?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> That a MacOS crash report is also not appearing on the screen after
> the
> > >>>> splash screen disappears?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> You’ve tried running with just a single display plugged in?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> If all of the above is true, then try running from a terminal.app
> > >>> window:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Which might output some helpful stuff to the terminal window.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Also, check the wiki about how to find the TraceFile on Mac and
> report
> > >>>> both back here.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> If however, GnuCash.app is not properly installed in /Applications
> or
> > >>>> ~/Applications as it always has been or that you haven't verified
> with
> > >>>> Gatekeeper that you want to open the app by *first* right-clicking
> it
> > >>> and
> > >>>> confirming this (only needed after each fresh install of GnuCash)
> then
> > >>> you
> > >>>> shouldn’t even be seeing the splash screen.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Regards,
> > >>>> Adrien
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> On Nov 16, 2019 w46d320, at 6:32 AM, George Michalopoulos <
> > >>>> metron6 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> hello all,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> the subject is self-explanatory...
> > >>>>> gnucash 3.7.1 does not start on Macos 10.13.6
> > >>>>> I was using it for 2-3 years, i tried to open it today, but it does
> > >>> not
> > >>>>> start.
> > >>>>> updated gnucash, nothing.
> > >>>>> installed latest python, nothing.
> > >>>>> added the app to the dock, nothing..
> > >>>>> i can see the splash screen, but up to there.
> > >>>>> i have 2 displays, tried to mirror them, nothing..
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> anyone with a new idea ? :)
> > >>>>
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> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>>
> > >>> regards,
> > >>> George Michalopoulos
> > >>>
> > >>> born & raise @ Metron 6 (six)
> > >>>
> > >>> Metron6 at gmail.com
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> > > regards,
> > > George Michalopoulos
> > >
> > > born & raise @ Metron 6 (six)
> > >
> > > Metron6 at gmail.com
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> > regards,
> > George Michalopoulos
> >
> > born & raise @ Metron 6 (six)
> >
> > Metron6 at gmail.com
>
>

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regards,
George Michalopoulos

born & raise @ Metron 6 (six)

Metron6 at gmail.com


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