On 9/28/19 4:50 PM, David Cousens wrote: > David, > > The problem with Synaptic particularly with Linux Mint since it is tied to > an even earlier Ubuntu version than even the current Ubuntu distrbutions and > that it is often lagging the actual development cycle for packages > considerably (not only for GnuCash but many other packages). It does have > the advantage of stability against unfixed bugs missing improvements. > > I haven't had your experience of cmake spraying files everywhere. The files > it creates are confined to the build directory and subdirectories before > installation which is its major advantage. The installation step is the only > one in which files are moved elsewhere in the directory structure and then > only to the locations mentioned previously. Autotools would have done the > same thing. The locations are a function of the installation requirements > for Linux to have operation without having to include everything in PATH > variables explicitly, rather than GnuCash related. > > Steve Butler maintains .deb files for GnuCash which will install with the > gdebi installer in Linux just by clicking on the .deb file. I'm sure there > is a version for Ubuntu Bionic which is the Ubuntu version Linux MInt 19.x > is based on. This should install to the locations we discussed earlier. I > don't know if Steve set it up to install under /usr/local or just > $HOME/.local. You will find links to these in the mailing list archives. > On some of the versions whcih install using a sandbox to isolate the app > there have been problems accessing system resources which require > configuration of the packaging system e.g Flatpak, Snap etc. No experience > with kitware. > > David Cousens
Sadly, the 3.7 only works on Disco. I'm trying to figure out chroot so I can build under Bionic also. I believe it is just /usr. Wherever the standard packages are installed using apt, apt-get, or similar. -- Stephen M Butler, PMP, PSM stephen.m.butle...@gmail.com kg...@arrl.net 253-350-0166 ------------------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 8A25 9726 D439 758D D846 E5D4 282A 5477 0385 81D8 _______________________________________________ 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.
