From bd7edf299869a275ba2ad63ae3a119822cc8a77e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Linas Vepstas Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 08:33:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] iBegin long & tedius process of changing name to gnucash git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.gnucash.org/repo/gnucash/trunk@827 57a11ea4-9604-0410-9ed3-97b8803252fd --- README | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 0ed3e6bd30..483404b796 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ IF YOU WANT TO USE XACC, USE VERSION 1.0.17 INSTEAD!! ############################################## -X-Accountant ------------- +GnuCash +------- -xacc is a program to keep track of your finances. It is similar in -concept to Quicken(TM). Although xacc still lacks the advanced -features of quicken, it does have the basic functionality. Some -of the features of xacc are: +gnucash is a program to keep track of your finances. It is similar in +concept to Quicken(TM). Although GnuCash still lacks the advanced +features of Quicken, it does have the basic functionality. Some +of the features of GnuCash are: - Multiple Accounts - Each account keeps a running balance and @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ of the features of xacc are: of the checks that have clear your account. - A simple interface. If you can use the register in the back of your checkbook, - you can use xacc. + you can use GnuCash. - QuickFill... if you begin typing a description in the description fields, and it matches an previous transaction, hitting will copy @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ of the features of xacc are: Advanced Features ----------------- -X-Accountant offers some features not usually found +GnuCash offers some features not usually found in simpler accounting programs. - Sub-accounts: A master account can have a hierarchy of detail accounts underneath it. This allows similar @@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ in simpler accounting programs. Home Page: ---------- +http://gnucash.ml.org/ +http://gnucash.org/ + +Origianl X-Accountant home page: http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~rclark/xacc Important Note: @@ -108,10 +112,10 @@ or, for bash/bsh/ksh/sh % set XACC_HELP=/usr/local/share/xacc/Docs % export XACC_HELP -You can then start xacc at the command-line, with -"xacc" or "xacc ", where is an -xacc account file. Sample accounts can be found in -"data" subdirectory. *.dat files are xacc accounts that can +You can then start GnuCash at the command-line, with +"xacc" or "xacc ", where is a +GnuCash account file. Sample accounts can be found in +"data" subdirectory. *.dat files are GnuCash accounts that can opened with the "Open File" menu entry. *.qif files are Quicken Import Format files that can be opened with the "Import QIF" menu entry. @@ -122,14 +126,14 @@ Building & Installing: These steps does not apply to binary distributions; only to source distributions. -Normally, to build and install xacc, all you have to do is: +Normally, to build and install GnuCash, all you have to do is: # ./configure # make depend # make # make install -You can also build xacc in a seperate directory, which is +You can also build GnuCash in a seperate directory, which is useful if you are compiling for several platforms from a single copy of the source tree: @@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ Status: ------- As of version 1.0.16: -xacc is known to work in the following configs: +GnuCash is known to work in the following configs: Linux 2.0.x -- Intel w/ RedHat Motif Slackware 3.4 -- Intel w/ Mootif (OSF Motif 2.0.1) Linux 2.0.x -- Intel w/ Lesstif v0.81 @@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 -- Intel See http://linas.org/linux/xacc for precompiled binaries for these platforms -xacc seems to be having problems with: +GnuCash seems to be having problems with: Solaris -- Sparc -- won't compile due to va-args in XmHTML Linux 2.0.x -- Intel w/ Lesstif v0.82 @@ -211,8 +215,8 @@ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@linas.org:/home/cvs/cvsroot checkout xacc Main Developers: ---------------- Rob Browning for perl, scheme & GTK graphing -Robin Clark for original xacc -Jeremy Collins for GTK port +Robin Clark for original X-Accountant +Jeremy Collins for GnuCash web site & GTK port Linas Vepstas for extensive enhancements