> On May 3, 2024, at 10:35 AM, Bruce Schuck <bsch...@asgard-systems.com> wrote: > > On 5/3/24 9:58 AM, John Ralls wrote: > >> It’s normal for Linux distros to package perl modules. Fedora’s is >> https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/perl-Finance-Quote/perl-Finance-Quote/ >> <https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/perl-Finance-Quote/perl-Finance-Quote/>. >> Note that there are back ports of 1.61 for Fedoras 38, 39, and 40. > > John, > > I am well aware of that. In this message yesterday > (https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2024-May/111771.html) I > suggested that Fred install perl-CPAN and also maybe perl-App-cpanminus. > > What threw me is one of Fred's earlier comments where he stated > something like "I am now able to get quotes *again*". "Again" being the > operative word, as it sounded like he would have already had F::Q > installed, which typically means CPAN and/or CPAN Minus is already > installed. Or maybe I got mixed up with another response from someone else. > >> Debian/Ubuntu also package F::Q >> https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libfinance-quote-perl >> <https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=libfinance-quote-perl> >> but are nowhere near as conscientious about keeping up with your >> releases so patience won’t work for their users. Keeping out of the >> way of the package manager is still a good practice so I think their >> users should also point cpan at a user-space directory. > > Again, not new to me. My primary desktop at home has been an Ubuntu LTS > release since 12.04LTS. I've been alternating between in place upgrades and > doing a fresh install and restoring what I need from backups. And the fresh > install path means I first have to install the Canonical CPAN and CPAN Minus > before I install the modules I use regularly. At home I go back and forth WRT > installing using sudo or using local::lib to install modules outside of the > normal @INC path. On my work macbook, I install all extra modules in > directories under $HOME. > > I've been around Perl a *long* time. Hell, if you grab the Perl source code > from Git, I'm in the list of authors…
Bruce, I didn’t mean to impugn your experience, I’m just trying to keep things clear for the less experienced users who read this. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
