That is working well for me (on a virgin 18.10 system). Excellent work.
Colin On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 23:15, Stephen M. Butler <kg...@arrl.net> wrote: > > On 1/23/19 12:55 PM, Colin Law wrote: > > Steve, are you sure it is worth all this effort? If the flatpak > > nightly and stable builds become available then they will be perfectly > > acceptable for Ubuntu. > > > > Colin > > > Excellent question! Probably not. But then, I have some success this > afternoon (US West Coast). > > I did the following and it worked for me. I've uploaded the three deb > files (along with the ddeb and changes, etc) to: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fV_fURy6c77e7gf6S41lTacM7dFyy7VD > > I still need to figure out how to package this for Launchpad -- but I > think I just crossed over the biggest hurdle. > > Besides, how else am I supposed to learn this stuff? <<grin>> > > Items I see still need to be done: > > 1. Script the steps I made so I can automate it and avoid typing mistakes. > > 2. Push to launchpad so they can rebuild it. > > Probably not worth it -- but it feels good to have accomplished this so far! > > steve@SteveLaptop:~/Projects/GnuCash$ /*ls -Fal *.deb*/ > -rw-r--r-- 1 steve steve 3901212 Jan 23 14:29 gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 steve steve 5027024 Jan 23 14:29 gnucash-common_3.4_all.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 steve steve 268880 Jan 23 14:29 python3-gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb > > > steve@SteveLaptop:~/Projects/GnuCash$ */sudo apt install ./*.deb/* > [sudo] password for steve: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Note, selecting 'gnucash' instead of './gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb' > Note, selecting 'gnucash-common' instead of './gnucash-common_3.4_all.deb' > Note, selecting 'python3-gnucash' instead of > './python3-gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb' > The following additional packages will be installed: > gnucash-docs libclass-inspector-perl libclass-singleton-perl > libcommon-sense-perl libdate-manip-perl libdatetime-locale-perl > libdatetime-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl libfile-sharedir-perl > libfinance-quote-perl libhtml-tableextract-perl libjs-jquery > libjson-perl libjson-xs-perl libtypes-serialiser-perl > Suggested packages:ls -Fal *.deb > libdbd-mysql libhtml-element-extended-perl > Recommended packages: > pythone3-gnucash > The following NEW packages will be installed: > gnucash gnucash-common gnucash-docs libclass-inspector-perl > libclass-singleton-perl libcommon-sense-perl libdate-manip-perl > libdatetime-locale-perl libdatetime-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl > libfile-sharedir-perl libfinance-quote-perl libhtml-tableextract-perl > libjs-jquery libjson-perl libjson-xs-perl libtypes-serialiser-perl > python3-gnucash > 0 upgraded, 18 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B/98.5 MB of archives. > After this operation, 227 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > Get:1 /home/steve/Projects/GnuCash/gnucash-common_3.4_all.deb > gnucash-common all 1:3.4 [5,027 kB] > Get:2 /home/steve/Projects/GnuCash/gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb gnucash amd64 > 1:3.4 [3,901 kB] > Get:3 /home/steve/Projects/GnuCash/python3-gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb > python3-gnucash amd64 1:3.4 [269 kB] > Selecting previously unselected package libjs-jquery. > (Reading database ... 232220 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to unpack .../00-libjs-jquery_3.2.1-1_all.deb ...ls -Fal *.deb > Unpacking libjs-jquery (3.2.1-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package gnucash-common. > Preparing to unpack .../01-gnucash-common_3.4_all.deb ... > Unpacking gnucash-common (1:3.4) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libhtml-tableextract-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../02-libhtml-tableextract-perl_2.15-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libhtml-tableextract-perl (2.15-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libclass-inspector-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../03-libclass-inspector-perl_1.32-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libclass-inspector-perl (1.32-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libfile-sharedir-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../04-libfile-sharedir-perl_1.104-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libfile-sharedir-perl (1.104-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libdatetime-locale-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../05-libdatetime-locale-perl_1%3a1.17-1_all.deb > /sudo apt install ./*.deb/... > Unpacking libdatetime-locale-perl (1:1.17-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libclass-singleton-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../06-libclass-singleton-perl_1.5-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libclass-singleton-perl (1.5-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libdatetime-timezone-perl. > Preparing to unpack > .../07-libdatetime-timezone-perl_1%3a2.18-1+2018d_all.deb ... > Unpacking libdatetime-timezone-perl (1:2.18-1+2018d) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libdatetime-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../08-libdatetime-perl_2%3a1.46-1_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking libdatetime-perl (2:1.46-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libjson-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../09-libjson-perl_2.97001-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libjson-perl (2.97001-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libfinance-quote-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../10-libfinance-quote-perl_1.47-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libfinance-quote-perl (1.47-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libdate-manip-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../11-libdate-manip-perl_6.60-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libdate-manip-perl (6.60-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package gnucash. > Preparing to unpack .../12-gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking gnucash (1:3.4) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libcommon-sense-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../13-libcommon-sense-perl_3.74-2build2_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking libcommon-sense-perl (3.74-2build2) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libtypes-serialiser-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../14-libtypes-serialiser-perl_1.0-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking libtypes-serialiser-perl (1.0-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package libjson-xs-perl. > Preparing to unpack .../15-libjson-xs-perl_3.040-1_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking libjson-xs-perl (3.040-1) ... > Selecting previously unselected package python3-gnucash. > Preparing to unpack .../16-python3-gnucash_3.4_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking python3-gnucash (1:3.4) ... > Selecting previously unselected package gnucash-docs. > Preparing to unpack .../17-gnucash-docs_2.6.19-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking gnucash-docs (2.6.19-1) ... > Setting up libhtml-tableextract-perl (2.15-1) ... > Setting up libjs-jquery (3.2.1-1) ... > Setting up libcommon-sense-perl (3.74-2build2) ... > Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... > Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ... > Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.56.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ... > Setting up libtypes-serialiser-perl (1.0-1) ... > Setting up python3-gnucash (1:3.4) ... > Setting up libdate-manip-perl (6.60-1) ... > Setting up gnucash-common (1:3.4) ... > Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... > Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ... > Setting up libjson-perl (2.97001-1) ... > Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ... > Setting up gnucash-docs (2.6.19-1) ... > Setting up libclass-inspector-perl (1.32-1) ... > Setting up libclass-singleton-perl (1.5-1) ... > Setting up libdatetime-timezone-perl (1:2.18-1+2018d) ... > Setting up libjson-xs-perl (3.040-1) ...ls -Fal *.deb > Setting up libfile-sharedir-perl (1.104-1) ... > Setting up libdatetime-locale-perl (1:1.17-1) ... > Setting up libdatetime-perl (2:1.46-1) ... > Setting up libfinance-quote-perl (1.47-1) ... > Setting up gnucash (1:3.4) ... > > V3.4 came up just fine. > > > > > On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 17:27, Stephen M. Butler <kg...@arrl.net> wrote: > >> On 1/22/19 8:08 PM, John Ralls wrote: > >>>> On Jan 22, 2019, at 7:01 PM, Stephen M. Butler <kg...@arrl.net> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Looking for someone more knowledgeable than I. Where did I go wrong? > >>>> > >>>> I uninstalled my locally built gnucash (sudo make uninstall) and cleaned > >>>> the system (sudo apt autoremove) then started with these debian files: > >>>> > >>> [snip] > >>> > >>>> --> whereis gnucash > >>>> gnucash: /etc/gnucash /usr/local/etc/gnucash /usr/local/lib/gnucash > >>>> > >>>> --> gnucash > >>>> > >>>> Command 'gnucash' not found, but can be installed with: > >>>> > >>>> sudo apt install gnucash > >>>> > >>>> --> sudo apt install gnucash > >>>> Reading package lists... Done > >>>> Building dependency tree > >>>> Reading state information... Done > >>>> gnucash is already the newest version (1:3.4). > >>>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> SMB: At this point I decided to remove the packages and see if my local > >>>> build would install and run > >>> [snip] > >>> > >>>> SMB: And gnucash works. So why didn't installing the debian package > >>>> work? > >>> It appears from the dump that it didn’t complete installing because the > >>> Finance::Quote dependencies (which should be optional) and the jqplot > >>> dependency (needed for making chart reports, not optional) weren’t > >>> installed, but apt marked it as installed anyway. If you really care you > >>> could uninstall and reinstall the “official” gnucash.deb and see if it > >>> works. If it doesn’t then it would seem that something’s messed up and > >>> you should confer with Dimitry to figure out what it is. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> John Ralls > >>> > >>> > >> Removed my local build and installed the repository version (2.6.19 is > >> what it found). That worked. > >> > >> Dimitry isn't interested in helping. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > >> stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com > >> kg...@arrl.net > >> 253-350-0166 > >> ------------------------------------------- > >> GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gnucash-devel mailing list > >> gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > > > -- > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com > kg...@arrl.net > 253-350-0166 > ------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
