On 10/17/19 2:44 PM, Tommy Trussell wrote: > My NEXT step (to "sweeten" the backport request) is to upload the > patched file to a PPA but (in my usual very slow style) I am still > puzzling out how to sign the packages. I have a published key I > created years ago but apparently I'm missing some (literal) key > concepts. :-P Is your PPA on Launchpad? If so, did you upload your public key to your account on that site? > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 10:51 AM Stephen M. Butler <kg...@arrl.net > <mailto:kg...@arrl.net>> wrote: > > Thanks Tommy for this info. I've been slammed the last couple of > weeks. Hopefully will be able to look at this next week. --Steve > > On 10/9/19 9:32 AM, Tommy Trussell wrote: > > Here's a tested working procedure for building and installing > GnuCash > > under Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS. I presume it should also work > with Mint > > or any other distro based on Bionic. > > > > REQUIREMENTS > > An Ubuntu Bionic installation *with bionic-backports activated. (I > > used a minimal Xubuntu installation in a VirtualBox VM for this > test.) > > > > 1) Create a source directory > > > > $ mkdir bionic37 > > $ cd bionic37 > > > > 2) Get the latest Ubuntu package > > > > $ dget > > > > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcefiles/gnucash/1:3.7-1ubuntu1/gnucash_3.7-1ubuntu1.dsc > > > > 2b) Move into the directory created by the source package > > > > $ cd gnucash-3.7 > > > > 3) Comment out a build flag line in debian/rules so it will build in > > Bionic > > > > $ sed -i 's/export DEB_CXXFLAGS/#export DEB_CXXFLAGS/' > debian/rules > > > > 4) Make this your custom version (so any "official" release should > > supersede it). > > > > $ dch --nmu > > > > 4b) Edit the version at the top so it reads something like > > gnucash (1:3.7-1ubuntu18.04~1) > > > > 4c) Add a comment under your name and email in the first comment > > saying something like > > "Commented out DEB_CXXFLAGS instruction in debian/rules" > > > > 4d) Save and exit the editor. > > > > 5) Upgrade debhelper > > > > $ sudo apt install debhelper/bionic-backports > > > > 6) Build the package > > > > $ dpkg-buildpackage > > > > 7) You will see the package files in the bionic37 directory, > ready to > > install. > > > > $ sudo dpkg -i *.deb *.ddeb > > > > $ sudo apt install -f > > > > The dpkg -i command above attempts to install gnucash .deb files > (and > > the optional .ddeb debugging files). In a fresh installation, "dpkg > > -i" will fail because of missing dependencies, so the "apt > install -f" > > command will install the missing dependencies and finish installing > > gnucash. > > > > -- > Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM > stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com <mailto:stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com> > kg...@arrl.net <mailto:kg...@arrl.net> > 253-350-0166 > ------------------------------------------- > GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 >
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