[GNC] Is there a GNUcash 64-bit? (followup)

[sunfish62 at yahoo.com]

Regarding your original question about Finance::Quote, I decided to get around to installing it on my new Windows 11 machine, which has GC 5.11 on it. I used the provided menu option, and it took several hours to complete installation, but quote retrieval worked after. So, the default GnuCash and default F::Q work together, even though one is 32-bit and the other is 64-bit.

My understanding (flawed as it likely is) is that the Windows build environment has always been exceedingly tricky, and was set up when 32-bit was the norm. Migrating to a 64-bit build environment has not been seen as a priority, given the difficulty of the fix and the scant payoff. Who knows-- maybe that will change?  

⁣David T. ​

On Oct 2, 2025, 2:12 AM, at 2:12 AM, Megan Tilley <megan.tilley at gmail.com> wrote:
>For me, the “Program Files (x86)” location is a real clue. On Windows,
>GnuCash’s official installer is a Win32 (32-bit) build, which is why it
>installs under C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\…. There isn’t a separate
>64-bit Windows installer today; the nightly/stable build area is
>literally
>named win32, and the project’s Windows build scripts default to 32-bit
>(with a switch to optionally build x86_64, but that’s not what they
>ship).
>
>A friend of mine, when asked the same question, responded: "So the
>user-group comment “GC is already 64-bit (but installs under x86)”
>likely
>mixes platforms (Linux/macOS builds are 64-bit), or confuses the
>toolchain
>being 64-bit with the Windows installer they publish. For Windows, the
>shipped installer you downloaded—gnucash-5.13.setup.exe—is the single,
>32-bit package.
>
>Hopefully, if they ever switch the official Windows release to a true
>x86_64 build, the download page/builds directory will/should reflect
>that
>(e.g., win64)."
>
>I have my install working now, but it still appears in Program Files
>(x86),
>which supports 32-bit Windows applications.
>
>======
>
>And - I note that I was not copied on responses, so I only saw those on
>the
>daily news-feed, so I had a 12-hour wait to see any responses. Please
>remember to cc the Users and respond to the sender's post.
>
>Thanks!
>Megan in Sydney
>
>*GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- *
>*Finance::Quote: *1.66
>
>*Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011*
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 1 Oct 2025 at 14:30, Megan Tilley <megan.tilley at gmail.com>
>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.
>>
>> Not very clear, I am afraid, but the best I can do.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Megan in Sydney
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *GnuCashVersion: 5.13Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28)Finance::Quote: 1.65*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Windows 10 HomeVersion: 22H2OS Build: 19045.5011*
>>
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