In gnucash 3.x all uses of gnucash printf have been replaced with guile's own "format" function [1]. The printf hack was calling the c-function printf, which is adding overhead for no gain.
The same conversion from printf to (format ) will have to be applied to Doug's reports. Regards, Geert [1] https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/manual/guile.html#index-format-1 Op dinsdag 10 september 2019 19:48:32 CEST schreef Adrien Monteleone: > cat $TMPDIR/gnucash.trace > > will show some info, but as I noted in the first post, not enough to > determine which report(s) are the problem. > > However, running GnuCash from the terminal like so: > > /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash --debug --log gnc.scm=debug > > Will generate more info that is useful. The output I included in the first > post are from 3 such runs. > > This is documented at: > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports#Debugging_your_report > > From there, the tracefile is output to stderr which in this case was the > same terminal. So I only need to see if the report(s) showed up in the > menu, and then checked the terminal each time as I uncommented them one by > one in the config-user.scm file. > > Each one that has a problem was indicated in the terminal by a ‘failed to > compile’ error and noted the info about `gnucash main` not being found. (as > well as the `printf` module) > > I tried changing from loading `gnucash main` to `gnucash utilities` on a > hunch. (no real expectation that would work of course since the referenced > code is likely entirely different) That exposed a failure for `printf` > which I then commented out, but of course, the later code needs it, so it > still failed. I’d have to know what was in `gnucash main` that the report > needs as well as how it used `printf` and then re-write all of that. As I > don’t yet know Scheme, I’m not able to do so just yet. I was hoping Doug > (who published these reports) might have updated them. > > Regards, > Adrien > > > On Sep 10, 2019 w37d253, at 11:07 AM, Geert Janssens > > <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > > > As you suggest this is likely due to errors in the report code. If so > > there > > should be more details either in the gnucash trace file or on the console. > > I'm not on Macos so I'm not sure where console messages get written for > > applications that are launched from the gui. > > You may be able to run gnucash in a terminal in which case these message > > will probably be printed in that terminal. > > > > Regards, > > > > Geert > > > > Op dinsdag 10 september 2019 16:39:47 CEST schreef John Morris: > >> Hi Adrien, > >> > >> I worked my way through the GnuCash wiki on loading custom reports at > >> > >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports#Where_to_find_existing_repor > >> ts > >> . I made a tiny bit of headway, but not much. > >> > >> I have set up a new file called config-user.scm in ~/Library/Application > >> > >> Support/GnuCash on my fully updated Mojave system. This replaced the > >> filed > >> called config.user I copied from my Yosemite installation running GnuCash > >> 2.6.16. > >> > >> As part of following the instruction on the wiki, I copied the Hello > >> World > >> > >> report from the GnuCash application package and modified it slightly to > >> be > >> different from the example report. I then placed it in > >> ~/Library/Application Support/GnuCash/John Report and added > >> > >> (load (gnc-build-userdata-path "John-Report.scm”)) > >> > >> as the first line of config-user.scm. This loaded a report called John > >> Report into the top level of the Reports menu, so I know I at least have > >> that part working. > >> > >> However, using a similar line in the config-user.scm file for the reports > >> I > >> downloaded from this list gives me nothing in the Reports menu. In fact, > >> if > >> I place those lines before the John-Report line, even it does not appear. > >> I > >> guess some problem in those other reports is terminating the whole > >> loading > >> process. That seems like an odd way of doing things. I tried this singly > >> with each report an none of them worked, including the consolidation > >> report > >> Doug Doughty contributed on June 4, 2018 as an update to work with > >> GnuCash > >> 3.1. > >> > >> I guess I have to wait until I have time to learn Scheme or someone else > >> updates these reports to work with GnuCash’s ever-changing interface. > >> > >> Best, > >> John > >> > >>> On Sep 9, 2019, at 5:57 PM, Adrien Monteleone > >>> <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> I didn’t get to test #1 & #2 again, but sticking with #3, I started > >>> GnuCash with > >>> > >>> --debug --log gnc.scm=debug > >>> > >>> And got some useful info. > >>> > >>> It seems all but one of the reports were using: > >>> > >>> (use-modules (gnucash main)) > >>> > >>> which apparently doesn’t exist any more. > >>> > >>> The one report that did work was using: > >>> > >>> (use-modules (gnucash utilities)) > >>> > >>> I haven’t had a look yet to see what the changes were and what that > >>> includes. > >>> > >>> The other failing reports also use: > >>> > >>> (use-modules (gnucash printf)) > >>> > >>> which apparently also doesn’t exist and was commented out in the one > >>> working report. > >>> > >>> Unfortunately, the code for those reports would have to be updated it > >>> seems to avoid those modules as they fail with them commented out. > >>> (understandably) > >>> > >>> The following loads and runs correctly: > >>> > >>> consolidate-transactions.scm > >>> > >>> The following all fail and need to be updated: > >>> > >>> compare-cash-flows.scm > >>> current-vs-average.scm > >>> transaction-budget.scm > >>> reconcile.scm (supposedly a re-write, was this already incorporated into > >>> the included report?) missing-checks.scm (I don’t use this, but noticed > >>> it failed as well) > >>> > >>> If anyone has any info on fixing the above reports with respect to the > >>> main & printf modules, or where I might find more current versions, many > >>> thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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