[grisbi-devel] Getting LibOFX 0.9.4 in distributions

Benoit Grégoire <[email protected]> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:53:41 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.grisbi.devel.french,gmane.comp.finance.libofx.devel,gmane.comp.gnome.apps.gnucash.devel
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Running libofx and Gnucash from source, I didn't realise that the=20
dirtributions were generally years out of date, so most users were having=20
numerous crashes still with OFX imports (brigning down the entire client=20
application, not just libofx), as well as international caracter issues. =20
=46urthermore, distribution-specific patches for which fixes were sometimes=
=20
integrated upstream years ago were sarting to accumulate.

Luckily, Christian moved us to Git (Thanks!), brigning Libofx closer to my=
=20
usual workflow and tooling.  Furthermore a recent laptop upgrade caused me =
to =20
to use stock package and see first hand how disastrous the situation actual=
ly=20
was on Ubuntu, I tried to spend some time sorting out the distro situation.=
=20

This was the focus of 0.9.4 release.  Here's where we stand now:

Ubuntu:
=2D At least now the info on https://launchpad.net/libofx is accurate
=2D I created a ppa that always has the latest snapshot directly from git, =
for=20
Natty and Maverick: https://launchpad.net/~benoitg/+archive/ppa
=2D Natty:  I fixed up the packaging (no lint warnings), and sent a merge r=
equest=20
for this branch=20
https://code.launchpad.net/~benoitg/ubuntu/natty/libofx/libofx.new-upstream-
fix-661809-629996 .  However, this close to Natty's release, and without De=
bian=20
up to date, I'm not sure how much of a chance it has to get merged.  Then-
again with the Ubuntu patch for https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-jp-
improvement/+bug/629996 causing a serious regression you never know.

=46edora 15:
=2D Already in testing (thanks Bill!):=20
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libofx

MacOSX:
=2D The maintainer requested changes (Environment variable to define DTD pa=
th) to=20
make his life easier, which were implemented.  This may also help on Window=
s.

Debian:
=2D As far as I know, all their patches are upstream or obsolete
=2D I'm completely unfamiliar with the process to get an update in (and usi=
ng=20
their bug tracker in general), but I dit request it at the end of: =20
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D551057

=46or everyone's general information:
=2DI DO still read libofx-devel regularly
=2DI DO read the bug tracker at=20
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=3D61170&atid=3D496353 and review =
every=20
patch (if with a pretty long lag time)
=2DTo summarize, I do not actively develop the package, and I am not very=20
responsive (this is unlikely to change anytime soon).  But if anyone wants =
to=20
develop (this should be much easier now with git), your patches will NOT fa=
ll=20
into a black hole.

Thanks for everyone who helped recently!
=2D-=20
Benoit Gr=E9goire, ing., PMP, PSM

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<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Running lib=
ofx and Gnucash from source, I didn't realise that the dirtributions were g=
enerally years out of date, so most users were having numerous crashes stil=
l with OFX imports (brigning down the entire client application, not just l=
ibofx), as well as international caracter issues.  Furthermore, distributio=
n-specific patches for which fixes were sometimes integrated upstream years=
 ago were sarting to accumulate.</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Luckily, Ch=
ristian moved us to Git (Thanks!), brigning Libofx closer to my usual workf=
low and tooling.  Furthermore a recent laptop upgrade caused me to  to use =
stock package and see first hand how disastrous the situation actually was =
on Ubuntu, I tried to spend some time sorting out the distro situation. </p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">This was th=
e focus of 0.9.4 release.  Here's where we stand now:</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Ubuntu:</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- At least =
now the info on https://launchpad.net/libofx is accurate</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- I created=
 a ppa that always has the latest snapshot directly from git, for Natty and=
 Maverick: https://launchpad.net/~benoitg/+archive/ppa</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- Natty:  I=
 fixed up the packaging (no lint warnings), and sent a merge request for th=
is branch https://code.launchpad.net/~benoitg/ubuntu/natty/libofx/libofx.ne=
w-upstream-fix-661809-629996 .  However, this close to Natty's release, and=
 without Debian up to date, I'm not sure how much of a chance it has to get=
 merged.  Then-again with the Ubuntu patch for https://bugs.launchpad.net/u=
buntu-jp-improvement/+bug/629996 causing a serious regression you never kno=
w.</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Fedora 15:<=
/p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- Already i=
n testing (thanks Bill!): https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libofx</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">MacOSX:</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- The maint=
ainer requested changes (Environment variable to define DTD path) to make h=
is life easier, which were implemented.  This may also help on Windows.</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Debian:</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- As far as=
 I know, all their patches are upstream or obsolete</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">- I'm compl=
etely unfamiliar with the process to get an update in (and using their bug =
tracker in general), but I dit request it at the end of:  http://bugs.debia=
n.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D551057<br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">For everyon=
e's general information:</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">-I DO still=
 read libofx-devel regularly</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">-I DO read =
the bug tracker at https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=3D61170&amp;at=
id=3D496353 and review every patch (if with a pretty long lag time)</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">-To summari=
ze, I do not actively develop the package, and I am not very responsive (th=
is is unlikely to change anytime soon).  But if anyone wants to develop (th=
is should be much easier now with git), your patches will NOT fall into a b=
lack hole.</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; ma=
rgin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-u=
ser-state:0;"><br /></p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Thanks for =
everyone who helped recently!</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">-- </p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-rig=
ht:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Benoit Gr=
=E9goire, ing., PMP, PSM</p></body></html>
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