Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
Dean Reding
redinvd at sbcglobal.net
Fri Dec 24 12:26:02 EST 2010
Did not install. The application stopped with the following notation:
"-- NOT OK
Running make test
Can't test without successful make
Running make install
make had returned bad status, install seems impossible"
And returned to the root.
Dean Reding
(903) 566-7565
(903) 312-2435
http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
On Dec 23, 2010, at 8:24 PM, David T. wrote:
> Dean--
>
> Please remember to Reply-All, so others can help you.
>
> As I understand it (I haven't had to install F:Q in a long time),
> if you simply press Enter at every choice, it should work out.
>
> David
>
> --- On Sun, 12/19/10, Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> From: Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
> To: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 1:27 PM
>
> I tried that and the app ran in a terminal window. However, I did
> not know how to answer the myriad of questions it asked. I ran it
> several times answering the questions differently. Each time the
> same result occurred. The text of the final terminal command was:
> "Running make for J/JF/JFEARN/HTML-Tree-4.1.tar.gz
> Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/redinvd/.cpan/build/
> HTML-Tree-4.1
>
> CPAN.pm: Going to build J/JF/JFEARN/HTML-Tree-4.1.tar.gz
>
> -- NOT OK
> Running make test
> Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
> make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> Running install for module HTTP::Request::Common
> Running make for G/GA/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.837.tar.gz
> Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/redinvd/.cpan/build/
> libwww-perl-5.837
> Has already been processed within this session
> Running make test
> Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
> make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> Running make for E/EC/ECOCODE/Finance-Quote-1.17.tar.gz
> Is already unwrapped into directory /Users/redinvd/.cpan/build/
> Finance-Quote-1.17
>
> CPAN.pm: Going to build E/EC/ECOCODE/Finance-Quote-1.17.tar.gz
>
> -- NOT OK
> Running make test
> Can't test without successful make
> Running make install
> make had returned bad status, install seems impossible
> Macbook:~ redinvd$"
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Dean Reding
> (903) 566-7565
> (903) 312-2435
> http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
>
> On Dec 16, 2010, at 12:31 PM, David T. wrote:
>
>> Dean--
>>
>> John's message included the explanation that the bundle you
>> downloaded included "Update FinanceQuote.app", and that this extra
>> app was broken. He then noted that you could open a Terminal
>> window (in Finder, open Applications->Utilities->Terminal.app) and
>> enter:
>>
>> /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnc-fq-update
>>
>> to get Finance:Quote working. Give that a try and see whether it
>> fixes your problem.
>>
>> David
>>
>> @John Ralls--I wonder whether it would be better to call this app
>> "Update or Install FinanceQuote.app" to make it clearer to us
>> foggy-brained Mac users what the app does. Better yet, is there
>> some way to have that run automatically once on installation?
>>
>> --- On Thu, 12/16/10, Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> From: Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
>> To: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Users Gnucash" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 8:13 AM
>>
>> Yes, I received his message. It was an a forward of your message.
>> It did not identify anything in addition to your message about
>> putting this back on the list.
>>
>> There was no mention of a fix in his message.
>>
>> I can forward his message to you if you like.
>>
>> Dean Reding
>> (903) 566-7565
>> (903) 312-2435
>> http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
>>
>> On Dec 15, 2010, at 5:06 PM, David T. wrote:
>>
>>> "The List" is gnucash-users.
>>>
>>> The Mac OS X package maintainer is John Ralls, who responded
>>> earlier about why Finance:Quote might not be working for you. Did
>>> you see his message? It identified how you would fix your
>>> trouble. I can advise further if you need it.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 12/15/10, Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Subject: Re: Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
>>> To: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>>> Cc: "Users Gnucash" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>>> Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 12:05 PM
>>>
>>> I am not familiar with 'the list' or the Mac OS X package
>>> maintainer.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dean Reding
>>> (903) 566-7565
>>> (903) 312-2435
>>> http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
>>>
>>> On Dec 14, 2010, at 5:15 PM, David T. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dean--
>>>>
>>>> I'm putting this back on the list. Since you installed in the
>>>> way I have, I don't see why it doesn't work for you. Perhaps the
>>>> Mac OS X package maintainer will be able to help you out.
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>> P.S. -- DO try to use the Reply-All option when you respond; you
>>>> will get a better overall response from the whole list than just
>>>> me (especially since I am just a regular user like you, just
>>>> with a little more time under my Gnucash belt).
>>>>
>>>> --- On Tue, 12/14/10, Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
>>>> To: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>>>> Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 2:31 PM
>>>>
>>>> I installed from sourceforge.net. I downloaded the Gnucash-
>>>> Intel-2.2.9.5.dmg. I opened the "Readme first doc and moved
>>>> the .app file to my applications folder per the instructions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dean Reding
>>>> (903) 566-7565
>>>> (903) 312-2435
>>>> http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 14, 2010, at 3:30 PM, David T. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can you confirm how you installed Gnucash? The troubles you
>>>>> describe sound like you installed from Fink or Macports, and
>>>>> they didn't get everything in place. I have found that
>>>>> downloading and installing the Gnucash.app bundle took care of
>>>>> all this.
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Tue, 12/14/10, Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
>>>>> To: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 12:33 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot check the "Get Online Quotes" box in the New Security
>>>>> Window. Under "Quote Source Information" a message reads
>>>>> "Warning: Finance::Quote not installed properly." Consequently
>>>>> the "Get Quotes Button" in the Price Editor window is grayed out.
>>>>>
>>>>> What needs to be done?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Dean Reding
>>>>> (903) 566-7565
>>>>> (903) 312-2435
>>>>> http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 13, 2010, at 6:04 PM, David T. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dean--
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Assuming you are using Gnucash 2.2.9 from the Mac OS X disk
>>>>>> image file on Sourceforge (see http://sourceforge.net/projects/
>>>>>> gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/2.2.9/), then I think
>>>>>> you're making this hard on yourself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can set up Gnucash to download price quotes from within
>>>>>> the application itself. This involves a few steps:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) Create the securities in question (under Tools menu, or
>>>>>> from the New Account window when you choose to create a stock
>>>>>> type account; see http://code.gnucash.org/docs/guide/invest-
>>>>>> setup1.html for more info). Be sure to check the Get Online
>>>>>> Quotes option in the New Security window.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) Open the price editor window (under Tools menu), and then
>>>>>> click the Get quotes button. If all goes well, the hourglass/
>>>>>> beachball will appear and then disappear, and expanding your
>>>>>> commdity list should result in your seeing a price for today's
>>>>>> date (or the last trade date).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As an aside, I'll note that there are ways to run the price
>>>>>> update from a Terminal window, making it possible to have
>>>>>> these updates run every day, automatically. Some of us have
>>>>>> even asked whether this could be an added feature for the
>>>>>> start up of Gnucash.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>> David
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- On Mon, 12/13/10, Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: Dean Reding <redinvd at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>> Subject: Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
>>>>>>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>>>>>> Date: Monday, December 13, 2010, 12:12 PM
>>>>>>> I am running Tiger 4.11.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I try to run the FinanceQuote Update application, I
>>>>>>> received the following message.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I click on the "Edit" button, I received the
>>>>>>> following:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How do I get Gnucash to obtain stock & mutual fund
>>>>>>> quotes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried to run the "gnc-fq-update" in terminal. I get a
>>>>>>> message "Command not found."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dean Reding
>>>>>>> (903) 566-7565
>>>>>>> (903) 312-2435
>>>>>>> http://redinvd.fatcow.com/
>>>>>>>
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