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

[Megan Tilley]

Thanks, Kalpesh - done that now... sorry for the delay, but I only just
found this buried in my GNUcash folder.

CMD winget now ignores both GNUCash and Strawberry Perl.

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 22:55, Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net> wrote:

> 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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