New Installation - compile gnuCASH from configure

[Liz]

On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:31:46 +0100
Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:

> On 25 July 2013 14:51, joseph_oc <joseph.ocfl at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Can I get help with GNUcash installation from a  source code
> > compile to enable PostgreSQL. transactional  back end.
> > ...
> > My first step is to configure GNUcash on an Ubuntu 13.04 operating
> > System that can work with a PostgreSQL backend.
> >
> > My understanding is that GNUcash can now be built from source to
> > enable PostgreSQL as a transaction back end.
> 
> Why do you want to compile from source?  I believe the version in the
> Ubuntu 13.04 repository supports PostgreSQL.  It certainly supports
> MySQL.
> 
> Colin


I would specifically suggest that you do not use the PostgreSQL backend.
The database backends are not stable enough for everyday use. Your
intended user group cannot be guaranteed to have the skills to cope
with a failure in the Gnucash / PostgreSQL combination, and would find
such a failure a reason not to continue with your FOSS information
system.

Liz