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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
