[GNC] How to get debug to work (saying "uncle")

[Geert Janssens]

In addition to David's suggestions, here's one to get debug logs.

In flatpak the log file is not generated by default (due to some internal conflicts in the 
sandbox wrt where gnucash wants to write the log file).

So if you want to generate the logs add 
--logto=<some-file-name-not-in-/tmp>
to you flatpak command.
The filename can be either 'stdout' to print directly to your console window or any file path 
that's not in /tmp, for example "$HOME/gnucash.trace"

Regards,

Geert

Op maandag 17 januari 2022 22:12:31 CET schreef Steve Conley:
> I have been trying for 5 days now to chunk Quicken and start using gnucash.
> ANY CLUES will be sincerely appreciated.
> 
> The immediate problem I am trying to solve:
> Quicken export to qif of accounts/categories "seems" to complete - but
> nothing visible in gnucash.
> Quicken export to qif of tranactions seems to work also.  (large).
> 
> *But gnucash import of even a limited qif data to 2001, gets to the final
> import stage and gnucash dies with no error.  Sometime in late QIF import -
> before matching step.*
> 
> Naturally I try to get a debug log but the ONLY way I was able to make
> anything happen was
> 
> (I pulled the startup command from the .desktop entry):
> /usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=gnucash
> --file-forwarding org.gnucash.GnuCash --debug
> (and added --debug)
> 
> This does not put a trace/debug file anywhere I can find. Definitely not in
> /tmp.
> 
> I next tried specifying the logto option with /tmp/gnucash.trace or
> ~/gnucash.trace
> The trace goes neither place.
> 
> Running this:
> /usr/bin/flatpak run --command=gnucash --file-forwarding
> org.gnucash.GnuCash --debug gcashdata_3.gnucash
> 
> (I had to remove the branch and arch options that are in the desktop entry
> (which I copied from above) to even get his outputof warnings)
> 
> and then doing the qif import, results in about 40 lines of:
> (gnucash:2): Gtk-WARNING **: timestamp: Negative content width -2147483648
> .... while allocating gadget (node progress, owner GtkProgressBar)
> and
> (gnucash:2): Gtk-WARNING **: timestamp: Drawing a gadget with negative
> dimensions. did you forget to allocate a size? (node progress, owner
> GtkProgressBar)
> 
> Whether this results in the actual crash, I have no idea.
> 
> OTHER BACKGROUND ON WAY TO HERE ...
> 
> Whenever gnucash is started, I get the Gtk messages as follows:
> Gtk-Message: timestamp" Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module"
> Gtk-Message: timestamp" Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
> Gtk-Message: timestamp" Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
> 
> I tried all manner of suggestions of loading appmenu-gtk/2/3 and
> libcanberra-gtk/2/3 etcand reinstalling each. all said they were installed
> and all re-installs also completed without error.
> But did not get rid of the messge.
>