postgresql specific backend support in GnuCash 2.2.9

[Geert Janssens]

On Friday 19 February 2010, Anatoly Kirsanov wrote:
> I found in FAQ
> (http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_Is_the_Postgres_DB_.2F_SQL_backend_sup
> p orted.3F) that stable release of GnuCAsh still support the old DB
>  backend. But I did not found DB support in users menus :(
> 
> Docs does not help. I found some words about this topic only in GnuCash 1.6
> docs (http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v1.6/C/x2838.html).
> 
> How can I turn on db support in stable Windows release and what version do
>  I need? Where can I download it? (There are only 2.0 downloads in
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/ :( )
> 
> Anatoly
> 
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The old postgresql backend is disabled by default. You can only enable it if 
you compile GnuCash from source. This is not a job for the faint of heart, 
even more so on Windows.

Personally, I don't think it would be a good idea at present to try and do 
something with the obsolete postgresql backend.

It's not maintained, so although it can still work with 2.2.x in theory, this 
hasn't been tested. Also, there won't be an upgrade path from the old backend 
to the newer ones coming in 2.4.

If you are really interested in a database backend, you can help us stabilize 
the 2.3.x code, by downloading the 2.3.x releases, test them and report any 
bugs you find. But IMPORTANT: don't use the 2.3.x series on any data you 
value. Always work on a copy, you don't mind losing.

Geert