GnuCash page on GO site

[Herbert Thoma]

Clayton Carter schrieb:
> 
> > Personally I consider a move to an embedded-SQL engine higher priority
> > than book closing (although not necessarily as high as cap-gains).
> > Just FYI...
> 
>         Can someone clarify all of this SQL backend talk?  From the
> standpoint of a home user, I'm perfectly happy with my common file
> backend and I may well stop using gnucash if it migrates to an SQL
> only backend.  Setting up an SQL server just to balance my checkbook
> fails the hassle/benefit analysis for me.

OK, Derek and Linas can tell much more about this, but may be if I
answer this, they will get more time for coding ;-)

The basic asumption is that XML files are good for data exchange
but not so good for storage. XML files are huge, slow to load and
you have handle all data in memory.

So it is better to use a database for storage. There will be two types
of databases:

- the full blown postgres SQL server for the business user
- an embedded database where the data is stored in a file on disk,
  this will probably use SQLite

You don't need to worry that you need to set up a SQL server to use
GnuCash.

 Herbert.

>         If you're just talking about having backend modules, then
> than's another matter.  I just don't recall seeing any mention of
> other backend types.
> 
>         Sorry if this is covered on the website.  The only things I
> could find weren't very specific and didn't have a date on them.
> 
>         Other than this, though, I want to thank you all for GC.  It
> really is a pleasure to use.
> 
> Clayton
> 
> PS - As a home user, I'd prefer see book closing sooner to later.
> Hell, I even tried to do it once, but got overwhelmed.  I'm closing in
> on over two full years of transactions and all of that leftover junk
> is starting to get to me.
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