Dennis, The debian distributed GnuCash is compiled for SQL as well as XML, you just need to install the appropriate additional package(s), usually libdbi, libdbi-drivers, and mysql-client, pgsql-client, or sqlite3.
For building you need to have one SQL backend installed so that the tests work. SQLite3 requires the least futzing so if your need is only for passing the tests--or even just to get it to build if you don’t care about the tests--that’s the one to use. Yes, you should convert your book to XML. Regards, John Ralls > On May 7, 2018, at 10:19 AM, Dennis Powless <claven...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have no idea.... > > If I install gnucash from the official repositories ie apt get install > gnucash, would a database be included in that installation? > > It seemed in order to do the build I needed a database backend. So I chose > that one. > > Otherwise from just a general user I don’t use a database with gnucash > however if there is a database running on the backend that I don’t > specifically interact with then I’m not sure which to use. > > Certainly, the build instructions stated to choose one of the three, if there > is a big issue with choosing the wrong one or the right one maybe that should > be specified in those directions? > > So, should I convert it to xml? > > Again, I thank you guys for all the help, very much appreciated!!! > > Dennis > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 7, 2018, at 11:48 AM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On May 7, 2018, at 7:50 AM, Dennis Powless <claven...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ok, so I re-read the instruction from David.... >>> >>> I followed the directions from this page.... >>> https://tutorialforlinux.com/2018/03/13/how-to-create-menu-launcher-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-lts/ >>> >>> And was able to get a menu item. >>> >>> I was able to run Gnucash 3.1!!!! >>> >>> It opened my file, seems to be working fine!!! >>> >>> Thank you ALL for the help!!! >>> >>> >>> I used the MySQL database, not sure if that was right or not. No, idea >>> what I used on the previous install. >>> >> >> Unless you really know what you’re doing MySQL is not what you want. You can >> easily convert it using File>Save As... to the default XML. Unless your >> computer has a tendency to crash a lot this is the safest option; if it does >> crash a lot SQLite3 combined with a good automatic backup system is safest. >> MySQL and Postgresql are suitable only for folks with experience running, >> administering, and especially backing up those servers. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
