[GNC] Retrieving quotes is broken since 6/30

[John Ralls]

> On Jul 3, 2025, at 9:12 AM, Keith Myers <keith.myers at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Verified again with author of Finance::Quote module that the problem lies in Gnucash 5.12 inability to properly call the module from within Gnucash.  If I execute a stock retrieval directly from the CPAN Finance Quote 1.65 directory via the stockdump.pl script I can pull any stock quote via either my aphavantage or financeapi api keys.
> But any attempt to retrieve from any source from within Gnucash ends with a 501 server error.
> I am using Ubuntu 24.04.2 OS and the 5.12 Flatpak version of GnuCash.
> 
> Can anyone assist me in getting quote retrieval working again. Any suggestions for what might have changed since 6/30.  Last quote I was able to pull was Friday 6/27 before the weekend.  On Monday 6/30 it was broken and has remained broken.The computer and networking equipment have all been restarted with no change in the problem.  No other issues with the computer or programs other than stock retrieval from within Gnucash.

Are you testing stockdump.pl in a Flatpak shell (flatpak run cmd=sh)?

Someone reported[1] that there’s a problem with https in the flatpak. I haven’t had time to look into it, but it wouldn’t manifest if you’re testing with F::Q outside the flatpak. 

Regards,
John Ralls



[1] https://github.com/flathub/org.gnucash.GnuCash/issues/97