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| | + | == Download, Drag, and Drop == |
| | + | Download the current release from the [http://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml download page]. Note that GnuCash 3 and later are supported only on OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and later; users of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) - 10.8 (Mountain Lion), including those with PowerPC Macs, should be sure to download GnuCash 2.6.21, paying attention to the supported architecture. |
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| − | === Using Fink ===
| + | Open the disk image and drag GnuCash from there to your applications folder. If you want to retrieve stock prices from the web, double-click on ''Finance Quote Update''. '''This will run a terminal application, even opening Terminal for you. It's a bit of a pain and requires that you have Xcode installed. We're sorry about that, but we haven't been able to figure out a better way.''' |
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| − | [http://fink.sourceforge.net/ Fink] is a package-management tool making it easier to install all your favorite *nix tools and libraries under OS X. It's also the quickest and easiest way to get at least some version of GnuCash running on a PowerPC Mac (Intel Mac users see [[#Intel_Macs|below]].)
| + | ''Upgrades:'' Same procedure: Download, drag, and drop. If, ''and only if'' you're upgrading from a version before 2.4.0, double click on ''Upgrade Dirs'' in the disk-image. |
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| − | ====Installing Fink==== | + | == Building yourself == |
| | + | Instructions for building a complete Gnucash application, including bundling it for distribution, are at [[MacOS/Quartz]]. |
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| − | If you are using OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or earlier, you can install fink from a binary installer application see [http://www.finkproject.org/download/index.php?phpLang=en#fink fink binary installer page] for complete instructions. At the bottom of that page, there is information about getting the newest Xcode Tools from Apple. A version of Xcode tools came with your computer's system install DVD (or CD set), but you may want to get a newer version unless your system is relatively recent. You will need some version of Xcode Tools to install GnuCash 2.2.x from fink (see below).
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| − | If you are using OS X 10.5 (Leopard), then you will need to [http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php install fink from source]. You will need to install Apple's Xcode Tools before you can install anything from source (aka: compiling). Be sure you have already installed Apple's Xcode Tools (it is on your Leopard DVD) before trying to install fink from source.
| + | === MacPorts === |
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| − | '''Note :''' ''as of november 2008, you can also use Fink binary installer package which is available on this [http://www.finkproject.org/download/ page] with OS 10.5 (Leopard). The Fink setup disk image contains another useful tool which is called FinkCommander. FinkCommander is a graphical user interface for the fink command line version. Simply drag the FinkCommander folder from the fink setup disk image to your Application folder. Xcode is yet absolutely necessary if you wish to install GnuCash 2.x packages that are only available as source code.''
| + | MacPorts is a parallel package manager to make macOS work like Linux. See [[MacOS/MacPortsDetail]] for more information. |
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| − | ==== gnucash-1.8 ==== | + | === HomeBrew === |
| − | Under Mac OS X 10.4 on a PowerPC Mac, gnucash-1.8 installation is as simple as:
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| − | # download and install fink
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| − | # run 'sudo apt-get install gnucash'
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| − | # start up [http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11formacosx.html X11] and run 'gnucash &' from an xterm
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| − | ==== gnucash-2.2.x ====
| + | A newer and more popular package manager for making macOS work like Linux, [https://brew.sh/ HomeBrew] just redistributes the GnuCash application bundle. You might as well get it from [https://www.gnucash.org here]. |
| − | Installing GnuCash-2.2 is slightly more complicated, since the Fink package for this is still located in their 'unstable' tree. So in addition to the basic install of Fink you must [http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-fink.php?phpLang=en#unstable enable the unstable tree]. Note that the Fink package name for GnuCash-2.0.x is "gnucash2", and that this package is in the "crypto" category in Fink, rather than the "gnome" category as "gnucash" is. But all you have to do is type 'fink install gnucash2' in a terminal window, and fink will attempt to do all the right things (as long as you have successfully enabled the unstable tree). Note also that fink packages in 'unstable' need to be compiled from source, compared to most of the ones considered stable (ie gnucash 1.8). It will take some time to download all the files needed and then compile them. The first install will probably take several hours and require about 2.1 GiB of free space. Version upgrades after that should take less than 30 minutes.
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| − | Don't let the term "unstable" scare you away. No program can move to "stable" unless all of the programs it depends on are also in "stable". GnuCash has more than 150 dependencies, and a few of them haven't been moved to the stable tree. GnuCash 2.2.4 works, but it is still classified as unstable.
| + | == Final Words == |
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| − | Once fink finishes installing GnuCash, launch the program by typing 'gnucash' (not gnucash2) in an xterm window (all versions of Mac OS X) or in a normal terminal window (OS X 10.5.x).
| + | If you encounter problems, please check the mailing list archives first and then, if your problem cannot be resolved based on the information found there, report it to the mailing list. Please do remember that GnuCash developers are volunteers and are not responsible for your computer; as such, your help (in the form of exhausting readily available resources before asking for help and in [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html asking for help in a clear manner]) is appreciated. |
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| − | The help files (fink package gnucash2-docs) do not work at the moment (March 24, 2008) because of a problem with the fink version of yelp (gnome help system).
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| − | Other sections on this page describe ways of obtaining GnuCash versions 2.0 and higher, but note that they all involve, directly or indirectly, downloading and compiling source code.
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| − | ==== Other Fink options ====
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| − | Further discussion of semi-manual ways to compile GnuCash using Fink tools can be found [[MacOSX/FinkManual|here]]. Most of that information is generally outdated since the availability of the gnucash2 package. However, it may still be useful in some cases, for example if you would like to use Fink in conjunction with compiling a version of GnuCash newer than any available in a Fink package.
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| − | === Using MacPorts ===
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| − | MacPorts (formerly known as DarwinPorts) is another, parallel package manager for Mac OS X. All of the options discussed below are covered in more detail in [[MacOSX/MacPortsDetail]].
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| − | ==== gnucash-2.2.x ====
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| − | The standard gnucash port in MacPorts was up-to-date with GnuCash-2.2.8 as of 2008-Dec-28. Therefore, installing the latest stable version of GnuCash consists simply of:
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| − | #Download and install [http://www.macports.org MacPorts].
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| − | #<code>sudo port selfupdate</code>
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| − | #<code>sudo port install gnucash</code> # Note this takes quite a while
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| − | #Run <code>gnucash</code> from an XTerm.
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| − | Moreover, not that MacPorts can now also handle the native quartz compilation of GnuCash, see [[MacOSX/MacPortsDetail]].
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| − | ==== Development version ====
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| − | Note that there is also a "development version" port of gnucash in the MacPorts system, called gnucash-devel. However it is significantly out of date as of December 2008, and it does not have an assigned maintainer, so the current recommendation is to stick with the release version described just above.
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| − | ==== Even more bleeding edge ====
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| − | [[MacOSX/MacPortsDetail]] also includes instructions for compiling any GnuCash source distribution in the context of a MacPorts software installation.
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| − | === Manual compilation (GnuCash 2.1.1 '''Quartz''') ===
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| − | It is possible to get GnuCash running
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| − | completely without X Windows, thanks to recent work at the Gtk+ on Mac
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| − | OS X project. It's not for the faint of heart, though, as it currently
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| − | requires [[MacOSX/Quartz|this laborious manual process]]. Hopefully the process will be automated (probably in MacPorts), at which point this option can be subsumed into an earlier section. Although there are several caveats (detailed along with the procedure), overall the usability, appearance, and convenience of the Quartz version have been decent.
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| − | == Intel Macs ==
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| − | === gnucash-1.8 ===
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| − | As of June, 2006, GnuCash-1.8 does '''not''' work on Intel-based Macs. Both 1.8.''x'' and 1.9.''x'' series installations have dependencies (such as libgnomecanvas [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=339489 Gnome Bug #339489]) which are known not to function correctly in this environment. As the known issues reside in external libraries (i.e. not within the GnuCash source tree), we are hoping that they will be resolved by the maintainers of those libraries (or their fink ports). Please check the [https://lists.gnucash.org/search/ gnucash (-users and -devel)] and [http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.general fink-users] mailing list archives for more history and updates.
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| − | === gnucash-2.x ===
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| − | As of August 2006, GnuCash 2.x works fine on most Intel Macs. Installation of Gnucash 2.x on Intel Macs is easiest using the Fink method referenced above. There have been reports of limited success with the MacPorts method under OS 10.5.x. Once installed, GnuCash is run from a regular Terminal window in 10.5.x and from an xTerm window in all other OS 10.x.
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| − | Perform the following steps to install GnuCash 2.2.x on an Intel Mac running a clean installation of Mac OS X 10.5.x and a current version of Xcode (Xcode is absolutely necessary because GnuCash 2.x packages are only available as source code):
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| − | # Download and decompress the latest version of the Fink source code.
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| − | # Open Terminal and use "cd" to go to the directory that contains the uncompressed Fink source code you just downloaded.
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| − | # Issue the following commands to install and update fink (rsync is preferred for selfupdate; the point release method will not work):
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| − | fink selfupdate; fink index; fink scanpackages
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| − | '''Note :''' ''as of november 2008, you can alternatively use Fink binary installer package which is available on this [http://www.finkproject.org/download/ page]. The Fink setup disk image contains another useful tool which is called FinkCommander. FinkCommander is a graphical user interface for the fink command line version. Simply drag the FinkCommander folder from the fink setup disk image to your Application folder.''
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| − | To install GnuCash 2.2, compile from source using fink:
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| − | fink install gnucash2
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| − | '''Note :''' ''gnucash2 package may not be found by Fink. As a matter of fact, gnucash2 is part of the unstable packages tree. Fink has to be setup to use this tree. This can be achieved through the Fink tab in the FinkCommander preferences dialog. Perform then a cvs selfupdate using FinkCommander "Source/SelfUpdate CVS" command. The gnucash2 package will appear in the Fink packages list. Just select it and execute FinkCommander "Source/Install" command.''
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| − | To run GnuCash from an xTerm in OS X 10.4, enter:
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| − | To run GnuCash from a Terminal in OS X 10.5, enter:
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| − | Currently, none of the primary GnuCash development occurs under OS X; as such, clear and specific bug reports (particularly of new issues not already reported) may be helpful. If you encounter problems, please check the mailing list archives first and then, if your problem cannot be resolved based on the information found there, report it to the mailing list. Please do remember that GnuCash developers are volunteers and are not responsible for your computer; as such, your help (in the form of exhausting readily available resources before asking for help and in [http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html asking for help in a clear manner]) is appreciated.
| + | [[Category: MacOS]] |
Open the disk image and drag GnuCash from there to your applications folder. If you want to retrieve stock prices from the web, double-click on Finance Quote Update. This will run a terminal application, even opening Terminal for you. It's a bit of a pain and requires that you have Xcode installed. We're sorry about that, but we haven't been able to figure out a better way.
Instructions for building a complete Gnucash application, including bundling it for distribution, are at MacOS/Quartz.
If you encounter problems, please check the mailing list archives first and then, if your problem cannot be resolved based on the information found there, report it to the mailing list. Please do remember that GnuCash developers are volunteers and are not responsible for your computer; as such, your help (in the form of exhausting readily available resources before asking for help and in asking for help in a clear manner) is appreciated.
