Using Postgres with GnuCash

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed Sep 1 16:58:07 EDT 2004


Read the list logs..  We already know about SQLite.

Indeed, we already plan to use SQLite to replace the File backend --
and then leave (read: extend/fix) the PG Backend for "larger" sites.
So, you're not telling us anything we don't already know...  ;)

-derek

DECo <diamond.edge at verizon.net> writes:

> Derek,
> May I suggest sqlite as a database for gnucash.
> http://www.sqlite.org
> Public domain, written in C, and looks to me like all the capabilities that 
> gnucash would need.
> Best regards,
> Smitty
>
> On Tuesday 31 August 2004 23:53, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Stanley Davis <stdavis at usadatanet.net> writes:
>> > First, I would like to find out if my system is already setup so that
>> > GnuCash can use Postgres.  I have Fedora Core 2 installed.  I did a
>> > complete install of everything.  Does anyone know if the install process
>> > setup and configures GnuCash to use Postgres.  If not what steps would I
>> > need to take to set it up and start saving data to a database.
>>
>> Frankly, you don't want to do that unless you want to crash gnucash,
>> lose data, or be REALLY REALLY SLOW.
>>
>> You can compile gnucash with --enable-sql to enable the postgres support,
>> but honestly, you don't want to do that.
>>
>> -derek
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