Error opening new install of gnucash

[Kurt Buff]

On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:42 AM, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
> On Apr 7, 2014, at 7:47 AM, Kurt Buff <kurt.buff at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Running Win7 64bit.
> >
> > Just download and installed 2.6.4 and am getting an error for which I can't
> > track down a solution.
> >
> > The error is:
> > "The program can't start because libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll is missing from your
> > computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
> >
> > Per the wiki, I've tried starting it as Administrator, but that doesn't
> > clear the problem, nor does reinstallation.
> >
> > Does anyone have a clue for me?
> >
>
> Well, we’re not planning to release 2.6.4 until September, so let’s suppose you mean 2.6.3.

Sigh. Yes - that's a typo.

> It’s correct that that dll isn’t in the bundle and it probably should be. I see on my system
> that it’s included with Strawberry Perl, which suggests a workaround: Run “Install Online
> Price Retrieval”, which will install Strawberry Perl if you don’t have ActivePerl (a.k.a. Active
> State Perl) installed.

Thanks - I will try that tonight when I get home, and will let you
know how that goes. Thanks!

Kurt

> Regards,
> John Ralls
>