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| | == GnuCash Sources == | | == GnuCash Sources == |
| − | ===Stable Releases===
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| − | Stable releases of the GnuCash source code are available for download from:
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| − | * [https://www.gnucash.org/index.phtml Gnucash Website] Linux source link;
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| − | * [https://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml Gnucash website Download] page, bzip2 compressed tarball link;
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| − | * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/?source=directory SourceForge GnuCash] page.
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| − | These links all point to the SourceForge Download page and will download a zipped (compressed) tarball containing the sources for gnucash with a name of the form ''gnucash-<major>.<minor>-<packing>.tar.<bz2> '', e.g. ''gnucash-{{Version}}-1.tar.bz2''. Some earlier stable releases are also available from this page by expanding the See All Activity link and selecting the desired version from the drop down list.
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| − | You should save this file to a suitable location, e.g. Downloads directory in your home directory (/home/<user>/Downloads where <user> is your username.
| + | GnuCash source code is available to the general public from our [https://github.com/gnucash/Gnucash git mirror repository], see [[Git]] for information on how to clone the repository or fork it on GitHub. |
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| − | You should then extract the source code from the zipped archive to a suitable directory under your home directory where you will build gnucash, e.g. something like /home/<user>/Applications.
| + | We also distribute tarballs of releases at [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files SourceForge] and [https://github.com/gnucash/Gnucash/releases Github]. |
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| − | ===Using a shell: ===
| + | We have [[Building|generic instructions for building]] as well as more detailed instructions for particular platforms like [[Building_on_Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[MacOS/Quartz|macOS]] and [[Building_On_Linux|Linux]]. |
| − | <SyntaxHighlight lang="sh">
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| − | export VERSION=3.1 # One place to adjust the Version
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| − | export TARBALL=gnucash-$VERSION-1.tar.bz2
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| − | export URL=https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/$VERSION
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| − | cd ~/Downloads # "~" short for "$HOME" = "/home/<user>"
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| − | wget $URL/$TARBALL
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| − | sha256sum $TARBALL # Integrity check: Compare the output with the sha256sum from the URL
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| − | tar -xjvf $TARBALL -C ~/Applications
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| − | </SyntaxHighlight>
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| − | For the very latest source code, get the sources with [[Git]] or
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| − | : use the latest release source file of type <tt>gnucash-<version>.tar.gz</tt> from [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/ Sourceforge].
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| − | : '''Do not attempt to use tarballs from GitHub.'''
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| − | Examine the [[Dependencies]] wiki page and the [https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/master/README.dependencies README.dependencies] file for the list of build dependencies for your distribution, the [https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/master/README.git README.git] file for notes on compiling gnucash, and the [https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/master/HACKING HACKING] file for notes on hacking the code
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| − | ==== '''''Download tarball''''' ====
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| − | # Select the link '''bzip compressed tarball''' for GnuCash 3.x stable release on the page [https://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml | Gnucash Download]
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| − | # or Select either the maint branch or master branch as required then click the Download button and select Download ZIP to download the tarball.
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| − | # Save to a suitable directory within your home directory (e.g. /home/<user>/Downloads).
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| − | # Extract the gnucash-3.<x> directory to a suitable directory under your home directory (e.g. either Downloads as above or something like /home/<user>/Applications (create if required)).
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| − | # Substitute appropriate minor release number for <x> from {0,1,2..} where it appears in the commands below.
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| − | ==== '''''Using git''''' ====
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| − | In a shell enter
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| − | <SyntaxHighlight lang="sh">
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| − | git clone -b maint https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash.git
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| − | </SyntaxHighlight>
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| − | # The to level directory downloaded by git will be named "gnucash" not "gnucash-3.<x>".
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| − | # Either rename it or subsitute "gnucash" where "gnucash-3.<x>" occurs in the following commands.
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