Finance::Quote problem

[Graeme Nichols]

On 08/20/2009 11:00 PM, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> Hi Graeme.  I am running Mandriva 2009 Spring.  I merely installed Gnucash and
> it installed a F::Q RPM as a dependency.
>    
Hi Doug,

Thanks for the info. When GnuCash was upgraded after upgrading from F10 
to F11 no dependency was listed but I couldn't get quotes anymore so I 
installed F::Q via cpan as I have always done without problems.

Derek asked what the result of gnc-fq-dump was. That said that
/usr/bin/gnc-fq-dump cannot find all the Perl modules needed to run.

Install Crypt::SSLeay or run gnc-fq-update as root.

I ran gnc-fq-update, as root, and it installed Crypt::SSLeay and some 
other modules but I still cannot get quotes. I also re-installed GnuCash 
but no joy. I am not sure what to do next.

Regards,

Graeme.

> Fedora uses rpms, but what follows should apply to any distro with a package
> manager, including Debian-based.  RPMs keep a database of what is or is not
> installed.  If you install F::Q via CPAN, your system's database won't know
> about it.  Your installation of GnuCash is reading that database, not your
> perl directory.  In that case, you need to compile Gnucash from the tarball.
> It will then bypass the database and find Finance::Quote.  In my case, I don't
> have the option of leaving it out, but it makes sense for those who don't have
> shares.
>
> So my recommendation would be: find an RPM of Finance::Quote.  If there isn't
> one for your distro, the one for Fedora 10 or even from Mandriva may install,
> and you will have the installation issue covered.  If Fedora 11 gives you the
> option of "with-F::Q", take it, even though F::Q is already installed.
>
> HTH,
>
> Doug.
>
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