[GNC] Problem updating currency exchange rates on Mac (gnc-fq-update and manual install failed)

[John Ralls]

Something’s missing or mis-installed. Try running 
  /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/gnucash-cli -Q info 
on the command line. It should emit a diagnostic indicating what’s missing. If it doesn’t you can try
  ~/.cpan/build/Finance-Quote-1.66-0/Examples/currency-lookup USD GBP
(or any other currency pair you like).

Regards,
John Ralls

> On Aug 16, 2025, at 09:17, Gio Bacareza <gbacareza at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My main purpose is to update currency exchange rates in GnuCash on my Mac
> automatically. I am trying to use the built-in "Get Online Quotes" feature
> to do this, but I've encountered several problems. I have followed all the
> instructions I can find, but nothing has worked so far.
> 
> Here is a summary of what I've done:
> 
> 
>   1. I went to Tools > Price Database, but the "Get Quotes" button was
>   grayed out.
>   2. I learned that I needed to install the Finance::Quote tool. I tried
>   running the official command in Terminal: sudo
>   /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/Resources/bin/gnc-fq-update
>   3. This command started, but it failed during a test.
>   4. I then tried manually installing it using force install
>   Finance::Quote in the CPAN shell. The terminal said this installation was
>   "OK," but GnuCash still showed a warning message.
>   5. I ran the gnc-fq-update command again after the manual install, and
>   this time the terminal output showed that everything passed and finished
>   with an "OK."
> 
> 
> Despite all of these steps, GnuCash still shows the same warning in the
> Security Editor, and the "Get Online Quotes" checkbox is still not working.
> 
> Here is a screenshot of what I'm seeing in the Security Editor:
> 
> I have attached the full terminal log from the most recent run of the
> gnc-fq-update command. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> [image: image.png]
> 
> 
> -- 
> cheers,
> 
> Gio
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