finance:quote, activeperl

[Andreas Köhler]

Hi,

Am Sonntag, den 13.01.2008, 12:22 +1100 schrieb Graeme Nichols:
> Brad Haack wrote:
> > Windows XP
> > gnucash 2.2.3
> > activeperl 5.10.0.1001
> > 
> > install-fw-mods.bat and the menu version of that don't work.  I get a 
> > 'Did not find a usable perl' error message.  Perl\site\bin and Perl\bin 
> > are in my PATH
> 
> Hello Brad,
> 
> I just had the exact same problem. Downgrade activeperl to 
> ActivePerl-5.8.8.822-MSWin32-x86-280952.msi and it will all work. Remove 
> the version activeperl 5.10.0.1001 using the add/remove programs in 
> control panel.
> 
> The batch file is looking for a specific version but, surprisingly, 
> fails to inform one.
> 
> HTH

let us track this issue at
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506873

I have added that link to
http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Windows#Known_issues
as well.

Depending on whether there will be a Finance-Quote module for ActivePerl
5.10, GnuCash 2.2.4 will either warn about 5.10 being too new or include
the appropriate installation commands.

-- andi5