[GNC] Cannot build GNUCash 5.10 for GNU/Linux
Stephen M. Butler
kg7je at arrl.net
Thu Apr 24 15:44:08 EDT 2025
What version of Linux are you on?
This is the version of boost on my Ubuntu 24.10 box: Version:
1.83.0.2ubuntu1
On 4/24/25 10:17, Shiftag wrote:
> Hi,
>
> So I tried to build GnuCash-5.11 and I got the exact same issue. So I
> applied the changes for the gnc-quotes.cpp but I ended up with the
> exact same error.
>
> Below, the patch with gnc-quotes.cpp changes.
>
> diff --color -Naur a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp
> b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp
> --- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp 2025-04-24
> 21:09:58.905159120 +0400
> +++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp 2025-04-24
> 21:09:48.140909606 +0400
> @@ -39,7 +39,16 @@
> #ifdef BOOST_WINDOWS_API
> #include <boost/process/windows.hpp>
> #endif
> +#if BOOST_VERSION < 108800
> #include <boost/process.hpp>
> +namespace process = boost::process;
> +#else
> +#include <boost/process/v1/child.hpp>
> +#include <boost/process/v1/io.hpp>
> +#include <boost/process/v1/pipe.hpp>
> +#include <boost/process/v1/start_dir.hpp>
> +namespace process = boost::process::v1;
> +#endif
> #include <boost/regex.hpp>
> #include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
> #include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
>
> It is maybe related to Boost version 1.88.0 but maybe on something
> different.
>
>
> On 4/22/25 1:41 AM, Stephen M. Butler wrote:
>> I just did a successful build of v5.10 on Linux. Ubuntu 24.10.
>>
>> I'm doing this via git and checkout of 5.10.
>>
>> Also successful was a build of the most recent set of updates via a
>> git pull that gives me v5.11-3.
>>
>> Stephen M Butler
>> Stephen.M.Butler51 at gmail.com
>> kg7je at arrl.net
>> 253-350-0166
>> -------------------------------------------
>> GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8
>>
>> On 4/21/25 14:03, Brad Morrison wrote:
>>> Hi Shifttag/GNUCash users,
>>>
>>> Is there a specific reason that you are trying to build the 5.10
>>> version
>>> of GNUCash? The current version is 5.11 -
>>> https://gnucash.org/download.phtml
>>>
>>> Also, which Linux distro are you using?
>>> https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity
>>>
>>> Using the Flatpak of GNUCash
>>> (https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnucash.GnuCash) might be an option, if
>>> you are using a Linux distro that support Flatpak -
>>> https://flatpak.org/setup/ & https://flathub.org/setup
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ &
>>> https://nextdoor.com/profile/01mP46jj8KCzj3sP4 &
>>> https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison
>>>
>>> On 2025-04-20 06:18, Shiftag wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have an issue building GnuCash 5.10 on Linux. I'm having the
>>>> following error at make step:
>>>>
>>>> [ 21%] Building C object
>>>> libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-app-utils.dir/gnc-prefs-utils.c.o
>>>> [ 21%] Building CXX object
>>>> libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-app-utils.dir/gnc-quotes.cpp.o
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:136:9:
>>>> error: 'environment' in namespace 'bp' does not name a type
>>>> 136 | bp::environment m_env;
>>>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> In file included from
>>>> /usr/include/boost/process/v2/environment.hpp:28,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/environment.hpp:1,
>>>> from /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:23:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/process/v2/detail/environment_posix.hpp:28:11:
>>>> note: 'boost::process::v2::environment' declared here
>>>> 28 | namespace environment
>>>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp: In
>>>> constructor 'GncFQQuoteSource::GncFQQuoteSource()':
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:155:11:
>>>> error: 'search_path' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 155 | c_cmd{bp::search_path("perl")},
>>>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:156:27:
>>>> error: class 'GncFQQuoteSource' does not have any field named 'm_env'
>>>> 156 | m_version{}, m_sources{},
>>>> m_env{boost::this_process::environment()}
>>>> | ^~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:156:40:
>>>> error: 'boost::this_process' has not been declared
>>>> 156 | m_version{}, m_sources{},
>>>> m_env{boost::this_process::environment()}
>>>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:155:1:
>>>> error: no matching function for call to
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(<brace-enclosed initializer list>)'
>>>> 155 | c_cmd{bp::search_path("perl")},
>>>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> In file included from
>>>> /usr/include/boost/process/v2/detail/config.hpp:65,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/v2/environment.hpp:13:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:452:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'template<class InputIterator, class>
>>>> boost::filesystem::path::path(InputIterator, InputIterator, const
>>>> codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 452 | path(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end, codecvt_type
>>>> const& cvt)
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:452:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 3 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:433:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'template<class InputIterator, class>
>>>> boost::filesystem::path::path(InputIterator, InputIterator)'
>>>> 433 | path(InputIterator begin, InputIterator end)
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:433:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:372:14: note: candidate:
>>>> 'template<class Source, class> boost::filesystem::path::path(const
>>>> Source&, const codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 372 | explicit path(Source const& source, codecvt_type const& cvt)
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:372:14: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:358:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'template<class Source, class> boost::filesystem::path::path(const
>>>> Source&)'
>>>> 358 | path(Source const& source)
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:358:5: note: template
>>>> argument deduction/substitution failed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:422:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const value_type*, const
>>>> value_type*, const codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 422 | path(const value_type* begin, const value_type* end,
>>>> codecvt_type const&) : m_pathname(begin, end) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:422:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 3 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:421:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const value_type*, const value_type*)'
>>>> 421 | path(const value_type* begin, const value_type* end) :
>>>> m_pathname(begin, end) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:421:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:402:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(string_type&&, const codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 402 | path(string_type&& s, codecvt_type const&) noexcept :
>>>> m_pathname(static_cast< string_type&& >(s))
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:402:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:399:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(string_type&&)'
>>>> 399 | path(string_type&& s) noexcept : m_pathname(static_cast<
>>>> string_type&& >(s))
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:399:5: note: conversion of
>>>> argument 1 would be ill-formed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:380:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(boost::filesystem::path&&, const
>>>> codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 380 | path(path&& p, codecvt_type const&) noexcept :
>>>> m_pathname(static_cast< string_type&& >(p.m_pathname))
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:380:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:377:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(boost::filesystem::path&&)'
>>>> 377 | path(path&& p) noexcept : m_pathname(static_cast<
>>>> string_type&& >(p.m_pathname))
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:377:5: note: conversion of
>>>> argument 1 would be ill-formed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:346:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const std::basic_string_view<char>&,
>>>> const codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 346 | path(std::basic_string_view< value_type > const& s,
>>>> codecvt_type const&) : m_pathname(s) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:346:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:345:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const std::basic_string_view<char>&)'
>>>> 345 | path(std::basic_string_view< value_type > const& s) :
>>>> m_pathname(s) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:345:5: note: conversion of
>>>> argument 1 would be ill-formed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:343:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const string_type&, const
>>>> codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 343 | path(string_type const& s, codecvt_type const&) :
>>>> m_pathname(s) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:343:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:342:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const string_type&)'
>>>> 342 | path(string_type const& s) : m_pathname(s) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:342:5: note: conversion of
>>>> argument 1 would be ill-formed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:341:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const value_type*, const
>>>> codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 341 | path(const value_type* s, codecvt_type const&) :
>>>> m_pathname(s) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:341:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:340:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const value_type*)'
>>>> 340 | path(const value_type* s) : m_pathname(s) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:340:5: note: conversion of
>>>> argument 1 would be ill-formed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:338:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const boost::filesystem::path&,
>>>> const codecvt_type&)'
>>>> 338 | path(path const& p, codecvt_type const&) :
>>>> m_pathname(p.m_pathname) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:338:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 2 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:337:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path(const boost::filesystem::path&)'
>>>> 337 | path(path const& p) : m_pathname(p.m_pathname) {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:337:5: note: conversion of
>>>> argument 1 would be ill-formed:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:336:5: note: candidate:
>>>> 'boost::filesystem::path::path()'
>>>> 336 | path() noexcept {}
>>>> | ^~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/filesystem/path.hpp:336:5: note: candidate
>>>> expects 0 arguments, 1 provided
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp: In
>>>> member function 'QuoteResult GncFQQuoteSource::run_cmd(const
>>>> StrVec&, const std::string&) const':
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:210:30:
>>>> error: 'buffer' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 210 | auto input_buf = bp::buffer (json_string);
>>>> | ^~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:210:30:
>>>> note: suggested alternatives:
>>>> In file included from
>>>> /usr/include/boost/asio/detail/buffer_sequence_adapter.hpp:22,
>>>> from
>>>> /usr/include/boost/asio/detail/reactive_descriptor_service.hpp:31,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/asio/posix/basic_descriptor.hpp:37,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/asio/posix/basic_stream_descriptor.hpp:19,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/v2/detail/process_handle_fd.hpp:28,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/v2/process_handle.hpp:15,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/v2/ext/exe.hpp:12,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/v2/process.hpp:18,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/v2/execute.hpp:8,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process/execute.hpp:1,
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/process.hpp:19,
>>>> from /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:42:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/asio/registered_buffer.hpp:287:32: note:
>>>> 'boost::asio::buffer'
>>>> 287 | inline const_registered_buffer buffer(
>>>> | ^~~~~~
>>>> In file included from
>>>> /usr/include/boost/iostreams/detail/streambuf/indirect_streambuf.hpp:24,
>>>>
>>>> from /usr/include/boost/iostreams/stream_buffer.hpp:22,
>>>> from /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:47:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/iostreams/detail/buffer.hpp:83:7: note:
>>>> 'boost::iostreams::detail::buffer'
>>>> 83 | class buffer : public basic_buffer<Ch, Alloc> {
>>>> | ^~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:211:13:
>>>> error: 'child' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 211 | bp::child process;
>>>> | ^~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:212:9:
>>>> error: 'process' was not declared in this scope
>>>> 212 | process = bp::child(c_cmd, args,
>>>> | ^~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:212:9:
>>>> note: suggested alternatives:
>>>> /usr/include/boost/process/v2/detail/config.hpp:85:1: note:
>>>> 'boost::process'
>>>> 85 | BOOST_PROCESS_V2_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
>>>> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> /usr/include/boost/process/v2/process.hpp:393:25: note:
>>>> 'boost::process::v2::process'
>>>> 393 | typedef basic_process<> process;
>>>> | ^~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:212:23:
>>>> error: 'child' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 212 | process = bp::child(c_cmd, args,
>>>> | ^~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:213:33:
>>>> error: 'std_out' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 213 | bp::std_out > out_buf,
>>>> | ^~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:214:33:
>>>> error: 'std_err' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 214 | bp::std_err > err_buf,
>>>> | ^~~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:215:33:
>>>> error: 'std_in' is not a member of 'bp'
>>>> 215 | bp::std_in < input_buf,
>>>> | ^~~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:219:29:
>>>> error: 'm_env' was not declared in this scope
>>>> 219 | m_env,
>>>> | ^~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp: In
>>>> member function 'void GncFQQuoteSource::set_api_key(const char*,
>>>> const char*)':
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:264:9:
>>>> error: 'm_env' was not declared in this scope
>>>> 264 | m_env[api_env] = key;
>>>> | ^~~~~
>>>> /tmp/SBo/gnucash-5.10/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-quotes.cpp:269:38:
>>>> error: 'm_env' was not declared in this scope
>>>> 269 | if (api_key == av_api_key && m_env.find(api_env) ==
>>>> m_env.end())
>>>> | ^~~~~
>>>> make[2]: ***
>>>> [libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-app-utils.dir/build.make:182:
>>>> libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-app-utils.dir/gnc-quotes.cpp.o]
>>>> Error 1
>>>> make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:3456:
>>>> libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-app-utils.dir/all] Error 2
>>>> make: *** [Makefile:166: all] Error 2
>>>>
>>>> I'm not having any error or warning before those issues. Do I
>>>> missed a library ?
>>>>
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