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headbirth · Jul 20, 2003, 10:42 PM

Anyone know of a port of this financial app for X? or know how easy it would be to port this?

http://linas.org/linux/gnucash/

MacGorilla · Jul 21, 2003, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by headbirth:
Anyone know of a port of this financial app for X? or know how easy it would be to port this?

http://linas.org/linux/gnucash/

It has been ported. Fink has it.

VEGAN · Jul 21, 2003, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by headbirth:
Anyone know of a port of this financial app for X? or know how easy it would be to port this?

http://linas.org/linux/gnucash/

it's ported and runs perfectly on my Mac

Just install it via `fink'

headbirth · Jul 21, 2003, 09:19 AM

A native version? a version where I don't have to install Fink? or can I use it with X11 instead of Fink?

Tsilou B. · Jul 21, 2003, 09:36 AM

Why don't you want to install Fink?

You could install it without Fink, but since gnucash depends on many other OpenSource projects, you would have to download them all manually, compile them, install them etc...

With Fink, you just click on "install" and Fink will download all needed applications automatically and install them for you.

chris.p · Jul 21, 2003, 10:46 AM

I too would love to see a native port of this- but in the mean time, could someone explain how to run this under mac os x using the fink? I really dont know what it is, or what to do once I have it- any help greatly appreciated!

chris

headbirth · Jul 21, 2003, 11:59 AM

I'm just a little leary of things that are ports and that load all sorts of extras.

spiney · Jul 21, 2003, 11:53 PM

Fink is a package manager, it just installs software. The application itself will run under X11 once it is installed.

I've had fink on my computer for over a year now, and have had no problems as a result.

headbirth · Jul 22, 2003, 08:53 AM

So, I need to install Apples X11, then Fink and then any packages. Is that right?

MacGorilla · Jul 22, 2003, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by headbirth:
So, I need to install Apples X11, then Fink and then any packages. Is that right?

Apple's X11, the X11 SDK (which is on the same page, scroll down), then fink, then the packages.

Ludovic Hirlimann · Jul 22, 2003, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by headbirth:
So, I need to install Apples X11, then Fink and then any packages. Is that right?

Install Apple X11 if you want apple's version, if not fink will install xdarwin which is "just" less optimized, but works fine.
No just install Fink. then in a terminal type "fink install gnucash", fink will ask you if it can install all needed packages, answer yes, and take a break.

You will need the developers tools in order to use fink.

headbirth · Jul 22, 2003, 10:01 AM

Is a Window Manager needed?

Ludovic Hirlimann · Jul 22, 2003, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by headbirth:
Is a Window Manager needed?

Yep it's better to have one, X withoiut a window manager is very very unpleasant.

VEGAN · Jul 22, 2003, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by headbirth:
Is a Window Manager needed?

Apple's X11 comes with a window manager :-P

You are worrying about the wrong things

Just once (!) believe us, and try it

You might need Dev Tools installed too [can anyone second me on this?]

headbirth · Jul 22, 2003, 11:55 AM

O.K. here goes nothing ... ehm, who does my lawyer contact when trying to reach you