2020-10-12 GnuCash IRC logs
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08:29:43 <nathan> I am having trouble installing the Finance::Quote Perl module. I am running on LM 20 Gnucash 4.2. I confess I am a newbie so it is prob something simple that I am not doing right.
08:30:14 <nathan> screenshot of filepath for gnc-fq-update: https://imagebin.ca/v/5da64ldPcjsV
08:30:35 <nathan> screenshot of root shell: https://imagebin.ca/v/5da6SUo2atvz
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08:31:41 <Wilco> nathan: starting something in the current dir is always with ./ in front. so ./gnc-fq-update
08:34:02 <nathan> just tried root@ghidorah:/proc/10648/root/app/bin# ./gnc-fq-update, output was bash: ./gnc-fq-update: /app/bin/perl: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
08:38:54 <nathan> it is making me think that gnc-fq-update does not exist on my system but the filepath screenshot shows it is there and I am using the correct directory in the root shell
08:47:29 <Wilco> hmm.. yes.. that makes sense
08:47:52 <Wilco> not sure what you're trying to do exactly.. but it seems like you're messing with a flatpak?
08:48:17 <Wilco> chroot /proc/10648/root /app/bin/gnc-fq-update might work, though
08:48:37 <nathan> I am trying to install the Finance::Quote module for Gnucash.
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08:51:55 <nathan> I confess I barely know what I am doing I am simply following the given instructions in the Gnucash documentation for installing Finance::Quote
08:52:19 <nathan> this is what I got from your suggested command: https://imagebin.ca/v/5daE0CMxLr8S
08:56:19 <nathan> for quick ref this is the documentation I am referring to: https://imagebin.ca/v/5daFXjlnq5iS
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11:11:03 <fell> Nathan. /run is a very special directory in the unix world. In short: Don't touch it or read about its meaning.
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11:13:30 <fell> Usually you should work below your home directory /home/nathan or whatever your login is.
11:13:48 <nathan> ok
11:14:13 <nathan> thanks for that tip I dont want to screw up something.
11:17:03 <fell> I meant /proc. both are special.
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11:22:59 <nathan> ok. well for the benefit of this chat I want to say that the Gnucash documentation on how to check if F::Q is installed, and how to install it, is quite simplistic and misleading. I posted the screenshot above showing the full (and only) instruction given. That led me down this rabbit hole. I discovered in the meantime much better instructions at: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes
11:24:20 <fell> The screenshot is about which section in which part of the docs?
11:24:29 <nathan> turns out all you have to do is search finance-quote in package manager and install if it is not already. easy peasie, and done.
11:25:01 <fell> right
11:25:05 <nathan> https://imagebin.ca/v/5daFXjlnq5iS it is in the "investments" section
11:25:49 <fell> but some parts were written before packacke managers were available. ;-)
11:30:08 <nathan> ah, makes sense. maybe it just needs updating. you can find it directly in Tutorial and Concepts Guide > Managing Personal Finances > Investments > Setup Investment Portfolio > Configuring for Automatic Retrieval of Quotes
11:30:22 <nathan> thanks for the advice. I am good to go for now!
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11:32:58 <fell> Thanks for the address!
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11:57:50 <fell> @tell nathan https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797974
11:57:50 <gncbot> fell: The operation succeeded.
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18:04:36 <CDB-Man_> jralls: one of these days, i need to walk you through several force closes that happen on windows when messing with 3 currency transactions... umless you are already aware of this
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18:15:52 <CDB-Man_> ie when a USD stock account has a CAD parent and I'm inwolving a USD dividend income account
18:16:13 <CDB-Man_> sometimes when you try to modify one of the 3rd currency splits (e.g. delete the unit price) the app force closes
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18:17:58 <CDB-Man_> https://i.imgur.com/3ZcCwAX.png for example this is the SPY stock account, with a CAD parent. I am editing the split to the USD cash account which is coded in USD, if I try to put a negative sign in the other currency amount to make it -2,500, the app crashes
18:18:38 <CDB-Man_> i have to clear the entire contents before i can type "-2500"
18:18:48 <CDB-Man_> just pre-pending the negative sign causes app crash
18:19:36 <CDB-Man_> also using cut-paste to move numbers between DR and CR causes crash, i have to manually retype the nubmer
18:20:05 <CDB-Man_> are these known issues,?
18:20:22 <CDB-Man_> shall i file a bug?
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19:34:37 <jralls> CDB-Man_ might be related to https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797959. What if there aren't any commas, i.e. if the amount is 500 and you tack on the -?
20:46:25 <CDB-Man_> jralls: I will give that a try in a moment
21:11:13 <jralls> CDB-Man_, I'm called to dinner.
21:11:35 <CDB-Man_> I will probably have tested it by the time you return then
21:11:45 <CDB-Man_> Currently connecting from phone bouncer
21:12:24 <CDB-Man_> (also got half way through my to-do list for Chris)
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21:23:58 <CDB-Man_> jralls: okay, so using the DEL key to clear the contents of the cell also crashes. I guess i have to select all the text to remove the contents. about to try making the number 500 (so no comma) and repeating
21:25:14 <CDB-Man_> to be more specific: if I place the cursor at the front of the "2,500" in the Other Currency column and use DEL to try to delete the 2, it crashes. if i first select all text before pressing DEL or backspace, that's fine
21:26:48 <CDB-Man_> jralls: and it looks like your suspecion is directionally correct. 500 is fine, as it lacks a comma
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21:56:07 <CDB-Man_> @tell chris it looks like something broke on your acb-tool https://raw.githubusercontent.com/christopherlam/gnucash/maint-ACB-tool/gnucash/report/reports/standard/acb-tool.scm because I am seeing proceeds value as $9.95 across the board rather than the actual proceeds. will upload a gnucash file to the ticket with screenshots in the next hour or so once i've finalized the example
21:56:07 <gncbot> CDB-Man_: The operation succeeded.
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