[GNC] Finance::Quote in GC 4.11 Flatpak

[rsbrux]

Since gnc-fq-update dcidn't work from inside the Flatpak sandbox, I 
copied the entire .../lib/Finance directory from the current master 
branch (presumably version 1.53 alpha) into my Flatpak installation. Now 
quote retrieval seems to work satisfactorily, including currency 
exchange rates.

On 29.09.22 11:46, rsbrux wrote:
> RSBrux:
>
> I use a Mac, not a Flatpak on Linux, but one detail of this thread caught my
> eye. You say, "for the one [file named AlphaVantage.pm]? in my Flatpak
> installation". On the Mac, Finance::Quote installs not one, but two files
> named AlphaVantage.pm . When I run the "find" command below, I get two
> results:
>
> /Library/Perl/5.30/Finance/Quote/AlphaVantage.pm
> /Library/Perl/5.30/Finance/Quote/CurrencyRates/AlphaVantage.pm
>
> It is the second file, within the directory CurrencyRates/, which must be
> updated. Does Flatpack contain two such files? Did you update the correct
> one?
>
> The first file was 12527 bytes, the second (inside CurrencyRates/) is
> 3938 bytes as updated.
>
> Now the situation may be different on Flatpak, in which case this comment is
> of no use to you. My apologies.
>
> Best regards,
>   ??? ?Jim DeLaHunt
> <<
>
> Thanks for pointing that out!
> The directory  .../Perl/5.30/Finance/Quote/ in my Flatpak installation has
> no subdirectories, but I see that the fixed AlphaVantage.pm is in the
> CurrencyRates subdirectory of the master branch on github
> (https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote/tree/master/lib/Finance/Quote/CurrencyRates).
> I therefore restored the original AlphaVantage.pm in
> .../Perl/5.30/Finance/Quote/, downloaded the master branch of F::Q and
> copied the CurrencyRates subdirectory into my Flatpak installation.
> Unfortunately, "Get Quotes" still takes 15 minutes and then returns the same
> "Unable to retrieve" message.
> Kdiff identifies 70 changed files between F::Q 1.49 and the current master
> branch, so I guess I will either have to install the entire master branch or
> install 1.52 and replace the appropriate AlphaVantage.pm
> What really puzzles me is why F::Q insists on getting currency exchange
> rates from AlphaVantage, when it's so complicated.  In the course of my
> research, I noticed that F::Q retrieves a currency list from Yahoo (in
> "Currencies.pm").   It seems that Yahoo also offers FX rates
> (https://finance.yahoo.com/currencies).  Wouldn't it be easier to retrieve
> the rates from Yahoo as well?