I read that Fink is the easiest way to install Linux apps, but it doesnt support Leopard. Anyone using GNUCash on Leopard? If so, how do you install it?
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How can I install GNUCash on Leopard?
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It does support Leopard, you just need to install Fink from the source. That means you'll need to install Xcode which should be on your Mac OS X DVDs.
X11 is installed by default on Leopard. I don't know if you'll need it.
You also appear to need EDIT: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/
Probably best to get the latest version of Xquartz installed. It fixes alot of Leopard X11 bugs (and there were tons).
when i run ./bootstrap, i get this message
ERROR: There is no C compiler on your system. Make sure that the Developer
Tools are installed.
Any ideas?
ERROR: There is no C compiler on your system. Make sure that the Developer
Tools are installed.
Any ideas?
when i try installing fink using ./bootstrap, i get the message in my previous post.
shows how much i know
I thought they were the same.
EDIT:
I just checked out Apple developer site. Xcode is 1.1GB download. Is there a stripped down version or do I need to install this huge package?
Not so, at least on Leopard.
Thanks. I had to sign-up for an account to download xcode. Can I uninstall xcode once gnucash and fink is installed?
GMP compiles fine if you supply the correct flags. I know, I literally just compiled it. It passed all its self tests as well.
Well that isn't what there website said. However it doesn't appear to be true, I didn't have to make any changes at all, I just did configure, make sudo make install and it "just worked" (well as much as a command line app ever does
).
Well that isn't what there website said, but it doesn't appear to be true, I didn't have to make any changes at all, I just did configure, make sudo make install and it "just worked" (well as much as a command line app ever does
It won't build static libs that's for sure. But if you supply the correct flags you can get a 64bit version up and running with all the extra features working fine. I think the C++ version has problems though.
Edit : You should really do ./configure, make, make check then sudo make install to make sure you have a decent version.
Is it because it may mess with the system or because i may need it later on?
As for installing Gnucash, should I use Fink or not?
Or do this > ./configure, make, make check then sudo make install to make sure you have a decent version.
Use Fink.
You will need to have Xcode installed in order to install anything new off Fink.
That was something specific to a different library we were talking about. Sorry didn't mean to hijack your thread.