Help installing gnucash please...

__spc__ · 05-18-2006, 11:50 PM

Hi,

I use Quicken 2000 under WinXP, and this is pretty much the only application I need to keep XP on my laptop for!

I have installed Kmymoney, but its import of Quicken files is lousy, so I want to try gnucash.

I have downloaded and unpacked in /usr/src gnucash-1.6.8. The first './configure' command failed because it wanted some files in the gnome-libs-1.4.1.7 package:

checking for gnome-config... no
checking for gnomeConf.sh file in /usr/local/lib... not found
configure: error: Could not find the gnomeConf.sh file that is generated by gnome-libs install

When I try to './configure' the gnome-libs package, this fails with:

checking for orbit-config... no
checking for orbit-idl... no
checking for working ORBit environment... no
configure: error: ORBit not installed or installation problem

Any ideas as to where I go now would be much appreciated...

pljvaldez · 05-19-2006, 04:59 PM

Don't use slack, but here's a guide I found through google. Good luck!

acid_kewpie · 05-19-2006, 05:01 PM

why are you trying to use a 4 year old version of a package that is still releasign new versions on a regular basis? gnucash.org shows the latest version came out a mere 4 days ago. this is officially unstable, but even their current stable is a good 2.5 years newer. this old version only requires gnome1 whilst i'd assume the latest will use gnome2 which you're more likley to have installed already.

__spc__ · 05-20-2006, 01:06 AM

@acid

Because: http://ftp.at.gnucash.org/pub/gnucas...sources/README

Thanks though, I shall try 1.8.12 (2005-10-20 02:07:49)

acid_kewpie · 05-20-2006, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by __spc__

@acid

Because: http://ftp.at.gnucash.org/pub/gnucas...sources/README

Thanks though, I shall try 1.8.12 (2005-10-20 02:07:49)

that's just out of date as they are working with 1.8 and 1.9 now...

__spc__ · 05-21-2006, 02:04 AM

I should have read the small print - seems I need gnome installed, and I can't be having that! Wish I'd read that before having to get guile, g-wrap, slibs etc...

Have now got KMymoney working a treat, so will stick with that.

Thanks for the help.