gnucash 2.2.1 via fink

Gnucash builds via fink on OS X with intel in a pretty straightforward way. But you may run into a situation where it won't build. I've found that reinstalling fink from scratch is the best way to proceed. Just install fink, then from a terminal do these commands:

fink selfupdate
fink scanpackages
fink install gnucash2

That last one takes a while. Make sure you can leave your computer on for about 6 hours with a reliable internet connection. It installs a lot of stuff to be able to build gnucash2. But other than the time, its a pretty seamless process.

Strangely enough, if you have used gnucash with the same account, some leftover gnu settings may cause gnucash to hang on startup (or freeze, or crash, or lock up, depending on your google search terms). Doing the following from the terminal unfroze it.

cd ~
rm -rf ./.gnucash ./.gconf* .matplotlib/ .fonts.cache-1 .gnome* .fontconfig/ .config/

I don't know which was the critical delete and don't actually care too much. If such shotgun approaches don't appeal to you, then you can test things in a piecewise fashion.