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

[Megan Tilley]

Thanks, David - I have asked around other experienced Windows users and
they have come to the same conclusion.

We all know Windows is way behind the curve when compared to MacOS/Linux
etc. and it sends up flags when this type of issue occurs.

Suffice it to say, my own installation now works after faffing around with
CMD and Powershell... I hope others don't have the same problem.

Taking from all of this --- be careful of "winget"!!!!

Thanks!
Megan in Sydney
*GnuCash -- **Version: 5.13 -- **Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) -- *
*Finance::Quote: *1.66  (2025-10-02)
*Windows 10 Home -- **Version: 22H2 -- **OS Build: 19045.5011*




On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 12:41, sunfish62 at yahoo.com <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> 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, 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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