The main problem with this package is that sqlite2 was building
automatically, but the makefile for it was broken. The QTDIR variable
wasn't getting expanded in the makefile, so the rpath for sqlite3 library
was corrupt. Once the Makefile was fixed, libsqlite3.so built normally,
but it didn't get installed due to another Makefile issue. Finally, it
built and installed, but then the PLIST was missing its entry.
After everything was verified building ok, I discovered somebody had
added and then commented out "sqlite3" option. Since it's building by
default, I took this option out. If somebody else decides that it
should be optional, I'll let them tweak the configure args, PLIST, and
options file to make that happen.
Since our latest stable release, 0.8.9, a lot of effort has been
put by the developers and the community to add new features and
test them to make this a rock-solid release. Over 2 years of
development have seen the addition of budgets, a forecast feature,
many new reports, report charts, a complete redesign of the import
feature, which allows for a much easier migration from other
application and a swifter synchronization with online banking. The
support of PGP encryption for the KMyMoney files has been improved
too, including the option to have multiple keys for a single file,
so no one can access your financial your financial records. The
summary view has been revamped to show more and more useful
information, allowing you to have an overview of your finance at
a glance. Also, there are now translations for 22 languages, though
not all of them are as complete as we would like, and we have users
wherever KDE3 is installed. That results not only in a greater
quality application, but also in one that can be customized to fit
the needs of a wide range of users. Additionally, if you use either
Oxygen or Tango icons, you can enjoy the exclusive sets of icons
we have prepared for this release, because finance can be good
looking too! In between all that work, we have fixed a lot of bugs
and little annoyances to make this the best KMyMoney release ever!
Into the future, the effort to port the application to KDE4 is
already underway. Following our usual conservative approach, the
first release for KDE4 will be very similar to this one, featurewise.
Subsequent releases will take full advantage of the new platform.
Also, the coordination work with other KDE4 financial applications
under the umbrella of the nascient KDE Finance group opens the door
to other exciting possibilities.
From Gary Duzan in PR pkg/34669 with some tweaks from me.
Changes:
0.8.5:
some bug fixes and user interface improvements. Some build system changes
will help in implementing the application on a wide selection of platforms.
Improvements to the file importers (GnuCash and QIF).
0.8.4:
several bug fixes and some improvements to the entry of scheduled
transactions. There are also some new translations and miscellaneous
changes, all of which should help to make building and using the
application even easier.
0.8.1-3:
Changes unknown.
New features:
Investments
Reports
Multiple currencis
GnuCash File Converter
OFX Import
An improved look andfeel
Encryption of your Data File through GPG
Calculator Widget when entering values
Completion of data within edit fields
Online Quotes for Stocks & Currencies
Support for VAT
"Anonymous" File Format to assist debugging
Online manual
Plugin Structure
and of course, lots and lots of bug fixes
also fixes to deal with qt-3.3.5.
