Thanks, I did not realize .zip archives sources will fail to compile. All good, compilation succeeded using tarball from the home page.
=== In terms of confusion regarding github and .zip... just a suggestion, for what it's worth: if possible the https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building could be clarified. Suggested edit: Current: from source code (downloaded as tarballs) as well as the ''developers version'' of GnuCash from the ''[[Git]] repository''. Suggested edit: from source code (downloaded as ''[{{WebURL}}/download.phtml tarballs]'') as well as the ''developers version'' of GnuCash from the ''[[Git]] repository''. And also worth mentioning that again, forcefully, in the "Introduction" section: Current: GnuCash can be built from sources Suggested edit: GnuCash can be built from from source code (downloaded as ''[{{WebURL}}/download.phtml tarballs]'') as well as the ''developers version'' of GnuCash from the ''[[Git]] repository''. Do not use the ''Download ZIP'' option from the github GnuCash site. Those sources won't compile. === On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 7:29 AM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > Don't use github tarballs. > We would turn them off if they would let us! > Either use an official release tarball or fit clone. > > -derek > Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. > > On October 2, 2020 7:27:09 AM B Wooster <bwooste...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The githib .zip archive fails to build for what I think is a known issue - >> tarballs, cmake, make does not work for gnucash build. >> >> Can someone reply to this message with a currently valid gnc-vcs-info.h? I >> hacked itup, but it fails in the version-info2env step. >> >> Manually hacked up gnc-vcs-info.h like this, but it will fail later in >> version-info2env step: >> #define GNC_VCS_REV "4.20" >> #define GNC_VCS_REV_DATE "11" >> #define GNC_VCS_REV_YEAR "2020" >> #define GNC_VCS_REV_Y_M "2020-10" >> >> I got around it by using make -i, and it built gnucash, so somewhat OK for >> now. Just experimenting right now. >> >> clean make error: >> ... >> Scanning dependencies of target gnc-vcs-info >> make[2]: *** No rule to make target >> '.../gnucash-maint/libgnucash/core-utils/gnc-vcs-info.h', needed by >> 'libgnucash/core-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-vcs-info'. Stop. >> make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:5180: >> libgnucash/core-utils/CMakeFiles/gnc-vcs-info.dir/all] Error 2 >> make: *** [Makefile:163: all] Error 2 >> >> >> [not a member of devel group so hoping someone from gnucash-user can >> reply! >> thanks!] >> >> Debian system, gnucash-maint zip archive 2020-Oct-1: >> >> make -i >> ... >> CMake Error at .../gnucash-maint/cmake/version-info2env.cmake:10 (list): >> list index: 1 out of range (-1, 0) >> Call Stack (most recent call first): >> .../gnucash-maint/cmake/configure-manpage.cmake:14 (versioninfo2env) >> >> >> [ 50%] Built target gnucash-cli-manpage >> [ 50%] Generating gnucash.1 >> CMake Error at .../gnucash-maint/cmake/version-info2env.cmake:10 (list): >> list index: 1 out of range (-1, 0) >> Call Stack (most recent call first): >> .../gnucash-maint/cmake/configure-manpage.cmake:14 (versioninfo2env) >> >> >> [ 50%] Built target gnucash-manpage >> ... >> [ 68%] Built target gnucash-cli >> make[2]: *** No rule to make target '.../gnucash-maint/gnucash/gnome/ >> gnucash.appdata.xml.in', needed by 'gnucash/gnome/gnucash.appdata.xml'. >> Stop. >> [ 68%] Built target gnucash-appdata >> [ 68%] Generating gnucash.desktop >> CMake Error at .../gnucash-maint/cmake/version-info2env.cmake:10 (list): >> list index: 1 out of range (-1, 0) >> Call Stack (most recent call first): >> .../gnucash-maint/cmake/configure-gnucash-desktop.cmake:15 >> (versioninfo2env) >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
