[GNC] Is there a GNUcash 64-bit?

[R Losey]

GnuCash is 64-bit??

Something in the software or installer or something(?) thinks that GnuCash
is 32-bit; it runs on my 64-bit Windows 10, but it installs in the
directory reserved for 32-bit applications.



On Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> GnuCash is already 64 bit.
>
> Not sure why you are asking a chatbot for an answer you hope to be
> correct. Those things are for 'entertainment purposes only'.
>
> Unfortunately, I can't help further as I don't use Windows, but it
> sounds like messing around with Winget might have affected the path
> where GnuCash is looking to find Perl.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 9/30/25 11:30 PM, Megan Tilley wrote:
> > I mistakenly used Winget to update programs and did not catch that
> GNUCash
> > was in the list.  Obviously, the winget broke the links between GC and
> F::Q.
> >
> > I have uninstalled GC and updated to V5.13 today (2025-10-01).
> >
> > However, it appears that the Strawberry Perl I installed in June 2025 (GC
> > v5.8) was 64-bit, and it is no longer found by GC v5.13.
> >
> > I am using ChatGPT to help me understand the steps I need to take as I am
> > not a programmer and the GC manual gives the detail but in a way I can
> not
> > comprehend. GPT told me to install a Strawberry Perl 32-bit version.
> >
> > GPT also assumes that a GC 64-bit version would include a Perl bin as
> part
> > of the installation, but obviously not with a 32-bit installation.
> >
> > The installation of GC v5.13 completed successfully but the attempt to
> run
> > the "Run *Start → GnuCash → Install Online Price Quotes* (Run as
> > administrator)" failed with not found.
>
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