Online quotes

[John Ralls]

> On May 21, 2017, at 6:35 AM, N B Day <nbday at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 2017-05-19 at 15:49 -0400, Kenneth Schneider wrote:
>> Stated wrong version of perl module correct version is 1.37-3.1
>> 
>> Ken Schneider 
>> 
>>> On May 19, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Kenneth Schneider <kschneider at bout-tym
>>> e.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, lastest
>>> GNUcash 2.6.16
>>> Perl module Perl-Finance-Quote 2.6.16-1.1 is installed.
>>> 
>>> I'm trying to enable online quotes but I'm unable. In the
>>> configuration screen the following error blocks the operation:
>>> 
>>> Warning: Finance::Quote not installed properly 
>>> 
>>> With error it is not possible to tick the Get online Quotes check
>>> box.
>>> Any help appreciated.
>>> 
>>> 
> Ken,
> 
> Sorry not to have replied earlier: I was traveling with a hard-to-type-
> on tablet.
> 
> According to my notes from the last time I fixed Finance::Quote on
> Tumbleweed (it has *never* worked with openSUSE out of the box for me):
> 
> 1. Install perl CPAN: "sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell"
> 
> 2. Try to install Finance::Quote from the CPAN shell: "install
> Finance::Quote"
> 
> 3. This will probably end in error because some other stuff needs to be
> installed first.  You're well experienced and will be able to figure
> this out.  I had to install several prerequisits the last time I did
> it. CPAN error messages are wordy but will guide you.
> 
> 4. Test the result with "gnc-fq-dump yahoo CVX" from the command line. 
> This should fetch the price of a big evil oil company.
> 
> I had to go though the same process with this Arch derivative. The
> maintainers apparently don't test F::Q.
> 

Have you raised a bug with OpenSuse?

Regards,
John Ralls