You could try contacting one of the people who create this package - Maybe they do something special. Check http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/gnucash/gnucash_2.0.5-1ubuntu1~feisty1.diff.gz
Nathan On 8/16/07, Patrik Lermon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all. > > I'm trying to build gnucash from svn repository, following the guide > on the Wiki, but it fails in two places. > > I run ./configure without problems. But when I run checkinstall, > something fails. > > ----------------------------------------- > $ checkinstall --default --install=no > > checkinstall 1.6.1, Copyright 2002 Felipe Eduardo Sanchez Diaz Duran > This software is released under the GNU GPL. > > > > ***************************************** > **** Debian package creation selected *** > ***************************************** > > This package will be built according to these values: > > 0 - Maintainer: [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > 1 - Summary: [ Package created with checkinstall 1.6.1 ] > 2 - Name: [ gnucash ] > 3 - Version: [ 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 > 2.2.0 ] > 4 - Release: [ 1 ] > 5 - License: [ GPL ] > 6 - Group: [ checkinstall ] > 7 - Architecture: [ i386 ] > 8 - Source location: [ gnucash ] > 9 - Alternate source location: [ ] > 10 - Requires: [ ] > ----------------------------------------- > > As you can see the "3 - Version"-section is wrong, it contains the > gnucash version over and over again with newlines. The checkinstall > will fail with this error: > > dpkg-deb: parse error, in file > `/var/tmp/lYOpfkOrdjGJBSojPNrec/package/DEBIAN/control' near line 8 > package `gnucash': > newline in field name `2.2.0' > > However, this problem can be solved by running checkinstall with the > --pkgversion flag set. > > Problem number two occurs when running: > $ checkinstall --default --install=no --pkgversion=2.2.0 > > This will succeed and create a .deb file. > The .deb file however seems to have some errors, first it is 6MB large: > $ ls -alh gnucash_2.2.0-1_i386.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 patrik patrik 6.0M 2007-08-16 15:10 gnucash_2.2.0-1_i386.deb > > The default 2.0.2 Ubuntu built gnucash is about 2MB. > $ ls -alh /var/cache/apt/archives/gnucash_2.0.2-3ubuntu1_i386.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2,1M 2007-01-29 00:03 > /var/cache/apt/archives/gnucash_2.0.2-3ubuntu1_i386.deb > > When I try to install the image, I get the following error: > $ sudo dpkg -i gnucash_2.2.0-1_i386.deb > (Reading database ... 170254 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace gnucash 2.0.2-3ubuntu1 (using > gnucash_2.2.0-1_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement gnucash ... > dpkg: error processing gnucash_2.2.0-1_i386.deb (--install): > trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/ld', which is also in package binutils > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Errors were encountered while processing: > gnucash_2.2.0-1_i386.deb > > It seems like way to much data was copied into the image, I guess ld > doesn't belong there. > > Anyone got a solution to either or both of these problem may be? > > Best regards, > Patrik Lermon > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > -- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Got Mole problems? Call Avogadro at 6.02 x 10^23. _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
