************************* WARNING *********************************
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*** The pre-compiled, dynamically-linked versions of gnucash    ***
*** are known to core-dump when used with some versions of      ***
*** the lesstif (Motif clone) libraries.                        ***
*** RedHat Motif works very well with libc5 but has trouble     ***
*** with libc6 , Mootif is reported to work.                    ***
***                                                             *** 
*** Lesstif 0.81    works                                       ***
*** Lesstif 0.82    broken                                      ***
*** Lesstif 0.83    works                                       ***
*** Lesstif 0.86.0  is reported to work                         ***
*** Lesstif 0.86.5  crashes.                                    ***
***                                                             ***
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The versions >=1.1.19 series of gnucash are BETA code.  They mostly work.
Feel free to try it, things should be OK.  Keep backups of your files.
Please report problems to http://www.gnucash.org/

The last stable version that was recommended for production is xacc-1.0.18. 
The next stable version will be gnucash-1.2.x
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The main gnucash web site is at http://www.gnucash.org/
This site holds development versions & other miscellania.
Precompiled binaries can be found at
ftp://ftp.ultra.net/pub/eugene/RPMS/i386/

Version history:
------- -------
 1.0.18 - 14 June 98
         o Fix Quicken QIF import to recognize "transaction cleared" flag.
         o Add RedHat RPM spec files.
         o Fix a bug in configure.in re. motif flags.
         o Enable European-style dates with --enable-eurodates
         o Fix core dump reading QIF files
         o Fix core dump closing certain windows
         o enable prompt to save to file when WM closes window
         o fix garbling to description field when cancel button hit

 1.0.17 - 14 Feb 98
         o Fix core dump when deleting account with open register windows.
         o Fix core dump when transfering money to deleted (non-existant) account.
         o Fix tabbing between ledger entry and record/cancel/close buttons.
         o MS Money QIF import fixes.
         o obscure fix to Xbae table widget that may fix some mystery core dumps.
         o add CBB, MS-Money QIF export sample files
         o add SCO UnixWare, OpenServer build files
         o precompiled SCO UnixWare 7 and OpenServer 5 binaries

 1.0.16 - 7 Jan 98
         o Leap year fix
         o Solaris compile patches
         o precompiled AIX 4.1 for IBM RS/6000 binary

 1.0.14 - 6 Jan 98
         o Debian package version
         o QIF File format patch for reading CBB-exported QIF's
         o Date bug fix



Binaries: 
          All binary distributions do *not* include source code,
          except where otherwise noted.

          xacc-1.0.18-linux-i386-bin.tar.gz 
          -- precompiled binary-only distribution, for Linux/Intel
          -- contains version linked statically and dynamically w/ Motif

          xacc-1.0.18-1.i386.rpm
          -- precompiled, binary-only version
          -- see warning at top about lesstif and bugs.
          -- lesstif libXm.2.0 libraries can be obtained from 
             http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/libXm.so.2.0.html

          xacc_1.0.15-1_i386.deb
          -- precompiled binary-only distribution, for Linux/Intel
          -- use debian package manager to install

          xacc-1.0.16-linux-ppc-bin.tar.gz 
          -- precompiled distribution, for Linux/PowerPC PowerMAC
          -- contains dynamically linked lesstif version only
          -- includes source code

          xacc-1.0.16-ibm-aix415.exe
          -- precompiled binary for IBM AIX 4.1.5
          -- To install, chmod ugo+x xacc-1.0.16-ibm-aix.exe,
             then run it, then use SMIT to complete installation.
          -- For more info, see http://www.bull.de/pub/

          xacc-1.0.16-sco-osr.vols.tar
          -- precompiled binary-only for SCO OpenServer 5.0.4
          -- dynamically linked motif version only
          -- for more info, see
             http://www.sco.com/skunkware/osr5/x11/apps/xacc/

          xacc-1.0.16-sco-uw7.pkg.gz
          -- precompiled binary-only for UnixWare 7
          -- dynamically linked motif version only
          -- use pkgadd to install
          -- for more info, see
             http://www.sco.com/skunkware/uw7/x11/apps/xacc/

          xacc-1.0b7-sgi-irix.inst.tar
          -- SGI-Irix distribution, in SGI install format
          -- Warning: old, various important bugs fixed since then.


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