[GNC] [Non-techie] Wondering for a package, and seeking help for building

[David H]

Save yourself a lot of time and effort and use the Flatpak version which is
also updated with each release - https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak

Cheers David H.


On Mon, 20 Sept 2021 at 03:51, Jean D. Boyle via gnucash-user <
gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:

> Hello fellow users of GnuCash,
>
>
> At the end of the day, I am wondering if there will be a *.deb, PPA or
> alike for GnuCash on Debian/Ubuntu in the (near) future? As a non-techie
> I am trying to build GnuCash 4.6 from source, but at the end I am stuck
> at the optionals aqbanking and gwenhywfar. As I am not living the
> Germany, these two are indeed optional for me. I started this day with
> doing a fresh install of Mint 20.2, and rewriting my script for other
> useful software, like GIMP, Vivaldi, and Zotero.
>
>
> But in case I am just so close with my first build on a fresh Mint 20.2,
> then any help is welcome. I am stuck with aqbanking and gwenhywfar, and
> my situation is as follows:
>
> Failing in building GnuCash 4.6:
>      user at computer: ~/Downloads/Script/gnucash-4.6/build$ cmake ..
>      CMake Warning at CMakeLists.txt:251 (message):
> Gettext version 0.20 or more recent is required to translate the
>      'developer_name' tag in gnucash.appdata.xml.  All but that tag will be
>      translated in the generated file.
>
>      -- Using guile-3.0.x
> -- Using guile SRFI-64
> -- Using guile textual-ports
> -- Checking for module 'aqbanking>=5.7.8'
> --   No package 'aqbanking' found
> CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.16/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:463
> (message):
> A required package was not found
> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>      /usr/share/cmake-3.16/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake:643
> (_pkg_check_modules_internal)
>      CMakeLists.txt:360 (pkg_check_modules)
>
>      -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
>      See also
> "/home/bbul/Downloads/Script/gnucash-4.6/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
>      See also
> "/home/bbul/Downloads/Script/gnucash-4.6/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
>
> But I have both aqbanking and gwenhywfar already installed:
>       user at computer:~$ aqbanking-cli  versions
> 3:2021/09/19 19-34-09:(null)(75035):banking_update.c:  610: No AqBanking
> config folder found at [/home/bbul/.aqbanking/settings6/users] (-1)
> 3:2021/09/19 19-34-09:(null)(75035):banking_update.c:  610: No AqBanking
> config folder found at [/home/bbul/.aqbanking/settings/users] (-1)
> 3:2021/09/19 19-34-09:(null)(75035):banking_update.c:  411: There is no
> old settings folder, need initial setup
> Versions:
> AqBanking-CLI: 6.0.1
> Gwenhywfar   : 5.7.2.0
> AqBanking    : 6.0.1.0
>
> As I have TimeShift enabled, I can go back in time A) per hour, and B)
> jump back to a fresh and up to date m20.2.
>
>
> Anyhow, will there be a package soon, and what am I doing wrong?
>
> --
> 86ul
>
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