Thanks, Kalpesh - done that now... sorry for the delay, but I only just found this buried in my GNUcash folder.
CMD winget now ignores both GNUCash and Strawberry Perl. Thanks! Megan in Sydney *GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- * *Finance::Quote: *1.66 (2025-10-02) *Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011* On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 22:55, Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > In winget you can pin a installed app so it doesn't update it when you run > winget to update everything ... you will explicitly override if you do > want to do that. > > winget pin add StrawberryPerl.StrawberryPerl > > and also if you want to do so for GnuCash > > winget pin add GnuCash.GnuCash > > run below to get list of all apps pinned: > > winget pin list > > and for help run: > > winget pin /? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Megan Tilley <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2025 7:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Gnucash Users <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Is there a GNUcash 64-bit? (followup) > > Thanks, David - I have asked around other experienced Windows users and > they have come to the same conclusion. > > We all know Windows is way behind the curve when compared to MacOS/Linux > etc. and it sends up flags when this type of issue occurs. > > Suffice it to say, my own installation now works after faffing around with > CMD and Powershell... I hope others don't have the same problem. > > Taking from all of this --- be careful of "winget"!!!! > > Thanks! > Megan in Sydney > *GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- * > *Finance::Quote: *1.66 (2025-10-02) > *Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011* > > > > > On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 12:41, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Regarding your original question about Finance::Quote, I decided to > > get around to installing it on my new Windows 11 machine, which has GC > > 5.11 on it. I used the provided menu option, and it took several hours > > to complete installation, but quote retrieval worked after. So, the > > default GnuCash and default F::Q work together, even though one is > > 32-bit and the other is 64-bit. > > > > My understanding (flawed as it likely is) is that the Windows build > > environment has always been exceedingly tricky, and was set up when > > 32-bit was the norm. Migrating to a 64-bit build environment has not > > been seen as a priority, given the difficulty of the fix and the scant > > payoff. Who > > knows-- maybe that will change? > > > > David T. > > On Oct 2, 2025, at 2:12 AM, Megan Tilley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> For me, the “Program Files (x86)” location is a real clue. On > >> Windows, GnuCash’s official installer is a Win32 (32-bit) build, > >> which is why it installs under C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\…. > >> There isn’t a separate 64-bit Windows installer today; the > >> nightly/stable build area is literally named win32, and the project’s > >> Windows build scripts default to 32-bit (with a switch to optionally > build x86_64, but that’s not what they ship). > >> > >> A friend of mine, when asked the same question, responded: "So the > >> user-group comment “GC is already 64-bit (but installs under x86)” > >> likely mixes platforms (Linux/macOS builds are 64-bit), or confuses > >> the toolchain being 64-bit with the Windows installer they publish. > >> For Windows, the shipped installer you > >> downloaded—gnucash-5.13.setup.exe—is the single, 32-bit package. > >> > >> Hopefully, if they ever switch the official Windows release to a true > >> x86_64 build, the download page/builds directory will/should reflect > >> that (e.g., win64)." > >> > >> I have my install working now, but it still appears in Program Files > >> (x86), which supports 32-bit Windows applications. > >> > >> ====== > >> > >> And - I note that I was not copied on responses, so I only saw those > >> on the daily news-feed, so I had a 12-hour wait to see any responses. > >> Please remember to cc the Users and respond to the sender's post. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> Megan in Sydney > >> > >> *GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- * > >> *Finance::Quote: *1.66 > >> > >> *Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011* > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 14:30, Megan Tilley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I mistakenly used Winget to update programs and did not catch that > >> GNUCash > >>> was in the list. Obviously, the winget broke the links between GC > and F::Q. > >>> > >>> I have uninstalled GC and updated to V5.13 today (2025-10-01). > >>> > >>> However, it appears that the Strawberry Perl I installed in June > >>> 2025 (GC > >>> v5.8) was 64-bit, and it is no longer found by GC v5.13. > >>> > >>> I am using ChatGPT to help me understand the steps I need to take > >>> as I am not a programmer and the GC manual gives the detail but in > >>> a way I can not comprehend. GPT told me to install a Strawberry Perl > 32-bit version. > >>> > >>> GPT also assumes that a GC 64-bit version would include a Perl bin > >>> as part of the installation, but obviously not with a 32-bit > installation. > >>> > >>> The installation of GC v5.13 completed successfully but the attempt > >>> to run the "Run *Start → GnuCash → Install Online Price Quotes* > >>> (Run as administrator)" failed with not found. > >>> > >>> Not very clear, I am afraid, but the best I can do. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> > >>> Megan in Sydney > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> *GnuCashVersion: 5.13Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28)Finance::Quote: > >>> 1.65* > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> *Windows 10 HomeVersion: 22H2OS Build: 19045.5011* > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> gnucash-user mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >> ----- > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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