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

[Kalpesh Patel]

In winget you can pin a installed app so it doesn't update it when you run winget to update everything ...  you will explicitly override if you do want to do that.

winget pin add StrawberryPerl.StrawberryPerl

and also if you want to do so for GnuCash

winget pin add  GnuCash.GnuCash

run below to get list of all apps pinned:

winget pin list

and for help run:

winget pin /?


-----Original Message-----
From: Megan Tilley <megan.tilley at gmail.com> 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2025 7:10 AM
To: sunfish62 at yahoo.com
Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Is there a GNUcash 64-bit? (followup)

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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