David Reiser wrote: > On May 23, 2009, at 5:00 PM, jklav...@gmail.com wrote: > > >> I have just spent four hours trying to figure out how to download, >> install, and run gnucash. >> All I get is errors. "Missing charsets in Fontset creation" is one. >> >> >> -- >> Package manager version: 0.27.13 >> Distribution version: 0.9.0 i386 >> Mac OS X version: 10.5.6 >> Developer Tools not installed >> Feedback Courtesy of >> FinkCommander >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > That's a really old version of fink. Run "Selfupdate" from the Source > menu. > > I can't remember whether gnucash was ever available in a binary > distribution, but version 1.8.12 is ancient, and unreliable on intel > machines. > > For use, you're much better off with the package fink calls > 'gnucash2' (versions starting with 2.0, currently 2.2.9 in unstable). > > For that you will have to install the developer tools (XCode). > Available on your system DVD or from http://developer.apple.com/mac/ > (requires a login, but registration is free for download access to > most things). It's a 1GB download, though. > > After XCode is installed (and maybe run another Selfupdate), you > should be able to find gnucash2 in fink commander's list and request > an install. Be prepared to wait several hours while various dependency > libraries are built and installed. > > Fink commander does misbehave in system 10.5.6. You will often have to > force it to rebuild fink's package list by using the > Source>Utilities>Index command. > > Once the package gnucash2 is installed, you launch it by typing > "gnucash" in a terminal or x-terminal window. > > Dave > -- > David Reiser > dbrei...@earthlink.net > > > That's actually the version of fink that the binary installer ships with.
Unfortunately, due to some file time-stamp issues, Fink Commander won't suffice to allow this to update: http://www.finkproject.org/faq/upgrade-fink.php?phpLang=en#leopard-bindist1 The command for which there is no Fink Commander analog is "fink index -f" -- Alexander Hansen Fink User Liaison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel
