To all of you that responded. Thanks and your time and instructions are most appreciated. Stay safe and Healthy. Nick
> On Feb 11, 2021, at 8:16 AM, gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org wrote: > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Non-Scheduled Transaction ??? (Adrien Monteleone) > 2. Re: Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Report (doncram) > 3. Re: Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Report (Adrien Monteleone) > 4. Re: Non-Scheduled Transaction ??? (David Carlson) > 5. Re: Transaction Report Question (Gareth Davies) > 6. Re: Filtering reports on contents of Memo field (Michael Hendry) > 7. Re: Transaction Report Question (gareth.davie...@ntlworld.com) > 8. Re: flatpak 4.4 reports anomaly (Geert Janssens) > 9. FOLLOW-UP Re: Credit Card payment pop-up doesn't appear on > *some* credit card accounts after reconcile (Robert Stocker) > 10. Re: flatpak 4.4 reports anomaly (Elmar) > 11. Re: flatpak 4.4 reports anomaly (Geert Janssens) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:13:40 -0600 > From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Non-Scheduled Transaction ??? > Message-ID: <s027d4$eqe$1...@ciao.gmane.io> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > That indeed appears confusing. > > I'm going to hazard a guess that it means there are none for you to > review prior to creation, absent auto-creation. > > (do a test SX, set to not auto-create, then run the dialog. It should > show it to you as 'to create') > > Perhaps it should read, "There are no Scheduled Transactions to be > manually entered at this time. (one transaction automatically created)" > > That would likely get fixed in the next release if you file a bug on it. > It seems just a matter of wording. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 2/10/21 8:54 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: >> I'm still on Version: 3.10 Build ID: 3.10+(2020-04-11) on Ubuntu 20.10. >> >> Did not go looking for the thread in which this was mentioned. >> >> This evening when I popped GnC open, it reported:? "There are no >> Scheduled Transactions to be entered at this time.? (One transaction >> automatically created)." >> Screen >> Was only given the option to Close the information window.? I did check >> the general journal and a scheduled transaction for 15 days out was >> created.? I checked that scheduled transaction and it was set to be >> created 15 days out (which would have been today). > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:57:53 -0700 > From: doncram <donc...@gmail.com> > To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > Cc: GnuCash List <gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Report > Message-ID: > <ca+_67do5c1nobpj5xxnvkhece5fitzzvqhcevo3xzs_qptv...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > "GnuCash does have a Cash Flow report, but it is more general...." *No, > GnuCash does not have anything like the normal Statement of Cash Flows* > expected by financial statements users. A statement of cash flows is > supposed to identify sources and uses of what would otherwise be "cash" > (liquid funds) during a given period. Operations, vs. Financing, vs. > Investing. So that a potential investor or lendor or whomever could > understand better what is going on with the firm. With a standard type of > report that would show, in the Operations area, how much went into building > inventory, or reducing accounts payable, or allowing accounts receivable to > increase (presumably to support sales revenues). Or how much "cash" was > derived from reducing inventory (selling down stock without replacing it), > increasing accounts payable (causing future problems), or forcing an > increase in collections from customers (driving down sales), for example. > What GnuCash offers is something total different, which I don't see as > useful for any financial statement users that I know, which is a report on > totals of transactions in vs. out of any group of balance sheet accounts > (so I think one could get it to report on total $ inflows and outflows out > of a group. > > But, it simply doesn't capture many (most?) transactions that matter. > Suppose the firm acquired $100k amount of inventory by a new line of credit > with a supplier. That should show as $100k usage of cash in operations, > and $100k source of cash in financing. Which GnuCash simply won't show; I > don't know what GnuCash's report would be useful for at all. > > I think it would be fairly simple for GnuCash to be adapted to provide > normal Statement of Cash Flows reporting, but it simply does not do that. > Calling what GnuCash does as "more general" is misleading. > > Hope this helps > Don Cram > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 11:38 AM Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >> You are in the right place. >> >> Let's take these in order: >> >> #1 Categories/Accounts >> >> GnuCash uses Accounts, not Categories, but you can think of them as >> roughly equivalent for what you are likely using them for in CheckBook Pro. >> >> #2 QIF Import >> >> I don't use this import myself, but I *think* if you don't have an >> account created, you either get the option to, or it is done for you. >> Perhaps someone who regularly uses QIF can shed more light. >> >> I'd advise that the import will probably go a bit smoother if you create >> your Accounts when you first set up your GnuCash book. (if you miss a >> few no big deal, but try to get that done first if you can) >> >> #3 Balance Sheet >> >> Yes, you can produce a Balance Sheet report. This report is not for a >> date range, but as a snapshot in time. (this is not particular to >> GnuCash, this is part of the definition of Balance Sheet) But you >> certainly can produce a Balance Sheet for every month if you like. (that >> is, different reports as of the last day of each month) There is also an >> experimental Multi-Column Balance Sheet report that may be useful but it >> is not presently 'comparative' with variance columns, but you can always >> export any report to a spreadsheet and make your own modifications. >> >> #4 Cash Flow >> >> GnuCash does have a Cash Flow report, but it is more general than most >> are used to (maybe more accurately titled 'Asset Flow') and is not >> predictive without some extra work. It does report over a date range, >> but for the entire range, not by period. (you'd need to run reports for >> separate periods) >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >> On 2/10/21 12:20 PM, E. Nick Henery wrote: >>> Team >>> I am new at this, so please bare with me as I learn the correct process. >>> >>> I am not sure If this the place to ask these questions. If not would >> you please direct me to the right location? >>> >>> I use an iMac and I use CheckBook Pro from the Apple Store to do my >> accounting for personal and a small business. >>> >>> I can export a QIF file from CheckBook Pro. My question is: If I >> import the QIF file from CheckBook Pro into GNUCash, will GNUCash set up >> the account in GNUCash and use the categories I have used in CheckBook Pro? >>> >>> Apple Support directed me to look at GNUCash, and it looks like it will >> do what I need. That is; if the import of the QIF file into GNUCash is >> successful, can I produce a Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Report by month >> over a set period (Yearly)? >>> >>> If I am in the wrong place to ask these questions; I apologize for any >> inconvenience I cause. Thanks Nick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:12:52 -0600 > From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Report > Message-ID: <s02ecl$1244$1...@ciao.gmane.io> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I *never* said it has a 'Statement of Cash Flows' report. Please re-read > my post. > > I'm the one who filed the bug on that point. > > I had proposed in that bug, what I thought, was a reasonable suggestion > to accomplish one, but the devs see it otherwise. (I'm not the one doing > the coding, so I'm certainly not going to press the point) > > A "Statement of Cash Flows" appears to be out-of-scope for GnuCash as it > is likely required by firms that in all probability would not be using > GnuCash, and instead, be using a proprietary high-end or custom package. > GnuCash is not targeted or designed for such firms. > > The report that GnuCash does include is certainly poorly named. (this > has been discussed before, in that bug report if I recall, but no action > has been taken to clean it up) > > It can be used to show movement or 'flows' from or into one or more > accounts and the source or destination of those flows. I don't care for > the default options much, but with some careful crafting and selection > of accounts, one can indeed see a personal 'cash flow' report. > > As I mentioned though, without additional gymnastics, what so many other > packages provide: a view of change in cash over time by period, is not > available. (at least not by the 'Cash Flow' name. With careful planning, > the 'Budget Flow' might get you close) > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 2/10/21 10:57 PM, doncram wrote: >> "GnuCash does have a Cash Flow report, but it is more general...." *No, >> GnuCash does not have anything like the normal Statement of Cash Flows* >> expected by financial statements users. A statement of cash flows is >> supposed to identify sources and uses of what would otherwise be "cash" >> (liquid funds) during a given period. Operations, vs. Financing, vs. >> Investing. So that a potential investor or lendor or whomever could >> understand better what is going on with the firm. With a standard type of >> report that would show, in the Operations area, how much went into building >> inventory, or reducing accounts payable, or allowing accounts receivable to >> increase (presumably to support sales revenues). Or how much "cash" was >> derived from reducing inventory (selling down stock without replacing it), >> increasing accounts payable (causing future problems), or forcing an >> increase in collections from customers (driving down sales), for example. >> What GnuCash offers is something total different, which I don't see as >> useful for any financial statement users that I know, which is a report on >> totals of transactions in vs. out of any group of balance sheet accounts >> (so I think one could get it to report on total $ inflows and outflows out >> of a group. >> >> But, it simply doesn't capture many (most?) transactions that matter. >> Suppose the firm acquired $100k amount of inventory by a new line of credit >> with a supplier. That should show as $100k usage of cash in operations, >> and $100k source of cash in financing. Which GnuCash simply won't show; I >> don't know what GnuCash's report would be useful for at all. >> >> I think it would be fairly simple for GnuCash to be adapted to provide >> normal Statement of Cash Flows reporting, but it simply does not do that. >> Calling what GnuCash does as "more general" is misleading. >> >> Hope this helps >> Don Cram > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:30:20 -0600 > From: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > Cc: GnuCash List <gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Non-Scheduled Transaction ??? > Message-ID: > <cadygsbktmahfzf76vy2+3zeoys7-+7j68tyhb8zxxr3tbp1...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > So that is the pop-up that announces that some scheduled transaction(s) > were created. I have never seen that in my case, but I always use the > Review Created transactions check box in the SLR assistant and the remind > in advance option in the SX editor except for a few that are not created in > advance. In Stephen Butler's case he found the created transaction in it's > home register. There is still a mystery about transactions that seem to > have been created in advance for a couple of users but not appeared in > their proper register views > > Tonight, in my release 3.8 in Ubuntu Build ID: 3.8b+(2019-12-29), I looked > at the Help manual and found that it failed to describe how the edit SX > options affected the SLR assistant behavior, particularly the notify me > when created check box. Tomorrow I hope to create some test SX's to see > how those work. > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 9:14 PM Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >> That indeed appears confusing. >> >> I'm going to hazard a guess that it means there are none for you to >> review prior to creation, absent auto-creation. >> >> (do a test SX, set to not auto-create, then run the dialog. It should >> show it to you as 'to create') >> >> Perhaps it should read, "There are no Scheduled Transactions to be >> manually entered at this time. (one transaction automatically created)" >> >> That would likely get fixed in the next release if you file a bug on it. >> It seems just a matter of wording. >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >> On 2/10/21 8:54 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: >>> I'm still on Version: 3.10 Build ID: 3.10+(2020-04-11) on Ubuntu 20.10. >>> >>> Did not go looking for the thread in which this was mentioned. >>> >>> This evening when I popped GnC open, it reported: "There are no >>> Scheduled Transactions to be entered at this time. (One transaction >>> automatically created)." >>> Screen >>> Was only given the option to Close the information window. I did check >>> the general journal and a scheduled transaction for 15 days out was >>> created. I checked that scheduled transaction and it was set to be >>> created 15 days out (which would have been today). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > > -- > David Carlson > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:32:58 +0000 > From: Gareth Davies <gareth.davie...@ntlworld.com> > To: adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net, gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Question > Message-ID: <d8835824-1a2a-4093-a8ca-12fd9263c...@ntlworld.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > ?Thanks, for the reply Adrien, > > I think I have tried every tick box without having any luck. > It looks like I will have to accept it as it is for now, but I will keep on > trying. > > Regards, > Gareth > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnucash-user > <gnucash-user-bounces+gareth.davies.1=ntlworld....@gnucash.org> On Behalf Of > Adrien Monteleone > Sent: 29 January 2021 01:21 > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Question > > Sounds like you need to fiddle with the Sort tab options. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 1/28/21 3:25 PM, Gareth Davies via gnucash-user wrote: >> Windows 10 Gnucash 4.4 >> >> Hi, >> My Laptop died on me and although everything was backed up the Transaction >> Reports I had saved were lost. >> I have installed Ver 4.4 on my new laptop, but when I create a Transaction >> Report it will not let me list the dates in order under the Payee?s name. >> >> With the previous version the dates were in order, so I don?t know if this >> is because I am not ticking in the correct boxes or not. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:32:55 +0000 > From: Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com> > To: adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net > Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Filtering reports on contents of Memo field > Message-ID: <742ad50a-efca-4af0-8f08-3b4d7c227...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >> On 11 Feb 2021, at 00:36, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> >> wrote: >> >> Transaction Report, not Account Report. >> >> Regards, >> Adrien > > Thanks, Adrian. > > D?oh! > > I don?t know why I?ve never used the Transaction Report before, it provides > all the sorting and totalling I need (by intended destination for reports to > the club, and by member?s name for Gift Aid). > > It has also revealed that I didn?t need to use the ?M: name? in the memo > field, as ?name" on its own is quite enough. And if I?m inconsistent in the > spelling or format of the name, or leave the name out altogether, this will > be revealed by the Transaction Report when sorted in Memo order. > > Marvellous! What a boon this list is. > > Michael > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:10:39 -0000 > From: <gareth.davie...@ntlworld.com> > To: <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>, <gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Question > Message-ID: <04de01d7005e$2837a460$78a6ed20$@ntlworld.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks, for the reply Adrien, > > I think I have tried every tick box without having any luck. > It looks like I will have to accept it as it is for now, but I will keep on > trying. > > Regards, > Gareth > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gnucash-user > <gnucash-user-bounces+gareth.davies.1=ntlworld....@gnucash.org> On Behalf Of > Adrien Monteleone > Sent: 29 January 2021 01:21 > To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Question > > Sounds like you need to fiddle with the Sort tab options. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 1/28/21 3:25 PM, Gareth Davies via gnucash-user wrote: >> Windows 10 Gnucash 4.4 >> >> Hi, >> My Laptop died on me and although everything was backed up the Transaction >> Reports I had saved were lost. >> I have installed Ver 4.4 on my new laptop, but when I create a Transaction >> Report it will not let me list the dates in order under the Payee?s name. >> >> With the previous version the dates were in order, so I don?t know if this >> is because I am not ticking in the correct boxes or not. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:59:29 +0100 > From: Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> > To: Elmar <etsc...@gmail.com>, gnucash-user@gnucash.org, Derek Atkins > <de...@ihtfp.com> > Subject: Re: [GNC] flatpak 4.4 reports anomaly > Message-ID: <4601701.gxafrqv...@legolas.kobaltwit.lan> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Op donderdag 11 februari 2021 03:42:52 CET schreef Christopher Lam: >> Scheme backtraces are usually found at >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile but if flatpak hides them somewhere >> obscure you can dump onto console via "gnucash --logto=stdout". See >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Logging >> > > The default trace file location on flatpak doesn't work indeed. By default > the > trace file will be written in /tmp and that folder is treated special by > flatpak. The details aren't clear to me yet, but it's indeed safer to add > the > --logto option. You are free to use a file name there (for example "$HOME/ > gnucash.trace") or stdout. > > Note for completeness to start the flatpak edition of gnucash you'll probably > have to invoke something more like this: > flatpak run org.GnuCash.gnucash --logto="path-to-log-to-or-stdout" > > Regards, > > Geert > >> On Thu, 11 Feb 2021, 6:29 am Elmar, <etsc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> The sequence of events was that I had been running 3.8, but somehow it >>> started to fail badly, with CTD. So I uninstalled that one and >>> reinstalled the one from the Mint repository, which was 2.6.19. All >>> seemed well. I tried to reinstall 3.6 and then 3.8, then 3.11, but the >>> installs failed in weird ways, which I didn't bother to document - my >>> goal was to get to 4.4 anyway. So I gave up and grabbed the flatpak of >>> 4.4. In all these versions, going up and down, the data file remained >>> perfect, and once I moved the "guts" of my aqbanking folder (archived >>> from version 3.8) into the correct folder for 4.4, my online banking >>> (downloads of transactions) also worked perfectly, and continue to >>> work. The "guts" of the gnucash folder (the one holding the reports >>> templates) when copied from the 3.8 archive into the correct 4.4 folder >>> (under .var) seemed to go smoothly, and all my reports showed up fine, >>> and they run fine. I just cannot edit or delete any one of them without >>> a CTD, and have to delete the settings6 folder to get them to show up >>> again. All check and repair seems to do is look for imbalances across >>> the selected accounts, and it finds no problems. It doesn't touch >>> report or online templates as far as I can see. So, as I said, my only >>> problem are editing my reports (running them works), and I see no way to >>> edit/resave them, since I CTD as soon as I try. >>> >>> On 2/10/21 5:13 PM, David H wrote: >>>> Elmar, >>>> >>>> Can I ask how you went from 2.6.19 to 4.4 flatpak? ... For the >>>> reports you may have to open each and re-save the config after the 2.8 >>>> update, I don't know. >>>> >>>> Cheers David H. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:55:56 -0500 > From: Robert Stocker <kneadtok...@gmail.com> > To: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: [GNC] FOLLOW-UP Re: Credit Card payment pop-up doesn't appear > on *some* credit card accounts after reconcile > Message-ID: > <CAHtYck4BG_iXZU=hgvmdu+zksbxrqe5zawy3nbzvljmrzq0...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > One of four statements has reconciled WITH the expected payment pop-up. > Alas, I never managed to keep track of which ones behaved correctly and > which didn't, so I'll have to wait until the first of the month to be 100% > sure, but we're off to a good start. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:58:29 -0500 > From: Elmar <etsc...@gmail.com> > To: Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be>, > gnucash-user@gnucash.org, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> > Subject: Re: [GNC] flatpak 4.4 reports anomaly > Message-ID: <880d475f-7910-8c92-5660-9dfaf192d...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Trying "flatpak run org.GnuCash.gnucash --logto=$HOME/gnucash.trace" > > does not invoke the program and instead gives me > > "error: app/org.GnuCash.gnucash/x86_64/master not installed" > > Which is very odd, since it runs from the menu system fine. > > - Elmar > > On 2/11/21 3:59 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: >> The default trace file location on flatpak doesn't work indeed. By > >> default the trace file will be written in /tmp and that folder is > > treated special by flatpak. The details aren't clear to me yet, but > > it's indeed safer to add the --logto option. You are free to use a > > file name there (for example "$HOME/ gnucash.trace") or stdout. > > Note > for completeness to start the flatpak edition of gnucash you'll > > probably have to invoke something more like this: flatpak run > > org.GnuCash.gnucash --logto="path-to-log-to-or-stdout" > > Regards, > > > Geert > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:16:38 +0100 > From: Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> > Cc: Christopher Lam <christopher....@gmail.com>, Elmar > <etsc...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [GNC] flatpak 4.4 reports anomaly > Message-ID: <12707367.ulzwgnk...@legolas.kobaltwit.lan> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > In that case the first thing to do is to figure out how exactly your system > calls the flatpak version of gnucash. There are quite a few subtle details > that may affect this. > > You can examine the menu entry to figure out what command is being run > exactly. > > Out of curiosity have you been removing installed flatpaks manually by > deleting associated directories ? The error suggests flatpak believes a > version of gnucash (master) is installed on your system while it appears not > to. > > Regards, > > Geert > > Op donderdag 11 februari 2021 13:58:29 CET schreef Elmar: >> Trying "flatpak run org.GnuCash.gnucash --logto=$HOME/gnucash.trace" >> >> does not invoke the program and instead gives me >> >> "error: app/org.GnuCash.gnucash/x86_64/master not installed" >> >> Which is very odd, since it runs from the menu system fine. >> >> - Elmar >> >> On 2/11/21 3:59 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: >>> The default trace file location on flatpak doesn't work indeed. By > >>> default the trace file will be written in /tmp and that folder is > >> treated special by flatpak. The details aren't clear to me yet, but > >> it's indeed safer to add the --logto option. You are free to use a > >> file name there (for example "$HOME/ gnucash.trace") or stdout. > > Note >> for completeness to start the flatpak edition of gnucash you'll > >> probably have to invoke something more like this: flatpak run > >> org.GnuCash.gnucash --logto="path-to-log-to-or-stdout" > > Regards, > > >> Geert > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of gnucash-user Digest, Vol 215, Issue 26 > ********************************************* _______________________________________________ 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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