From a95cf6369a1b12b80770d8c7e4e0a75d70ca833f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:38:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note more ledger differences --- MANUAL.markdown | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/MANUAL.markdown b/MANUAL.markdown index 9f4bd85f7..2128bb628 100644 --- a/MANUAL.markdown +++ b/MANUAL.markdown @@ -1012,6 +1012,8 @@ Likewise, hledger does not support per-posting cleared status. It does ignore a cleared flag (`*`) at the start of a posting, so that the account name is parsed correctly. +(See also [usage issues](#usage-issues)) + ### Features not supported c++ ledger features not currently supported include: modifier and periodic @@ -1222,6 +1224,18 @@ Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger: $ echo "export LANG=en_US.UTF-8" >>~/.bash_profile $ bash --login +- **hledger fails to parse some ledger syntax** + + There are still some valid c++ ledger journals we don't parse. Here's + the current list of things we know we don't parse (see also + [file format compatibility](#file-format-compatibility): + + - AMOUNT1 = AMOUNT2 (balance assertion ? price specification ?) + - specifying prices with @@ + - specifying prices via postings in different commodities + - comma decimal point and period thousands separator, or any number + format other than the US standard + ## Examples and recipes - Here's a bash function that will run hledger chart and display