Updated Gnucash doesn't handle preferences

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Oct 6, 2008, at 01:11, A. Osthoff wrote:

>> You might notice the last post says: "Here the problem disappears
>> after deactivating gconf @2.24.0_0 and reactivating gconf @2.22.0_0.
>> So, I suppose the bug is in gconf @2.24.0_0."
>> Unfortunately, I've gone and deleted my old installation already, and
>> it appears it's a little complicated to activate old versions of
>> ports, unless they're already installed. If you can confirm that the
>> bug is in gconf @2.24.0_0, I'm sure that'd be useful.
>
> Thanks for the pointer and yes, I am able to confirm this. I  
> deactivated
> version 2.24.0_0 of gconf and activated 2.22.0_0 and voila, Gnucash
> starts now without a hitch.

Yes, it is a little complicated to install older versions of ports,  
but it is fully documented in the How-To's:

http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort