Re: Confused by output from reg in Ledger 2.6.1

[Tim Docker]

> "
> there is no ``balance'' in a general ledger---it's always zero---
> "

I'm a bit intrigued by this. How does this fit with multi commodity
ledgers? eg consider the following:

tim:~/src/ledger-2.6.1$ cat /tmp/t2
2004/05/01 Stock purchase
       Assets:Broker                    50 AAPL @ $30.00
       Expenses:Broker:Commissions       $19.95
       Assets:Broker

2004/06/02 Give Stock away
       Assets:Broker                    -50 AAPL @ $0.00
       Expenses:Gifts:Friend

tim:~/src/ledger-2.6.1$ ./ledger -s -f /tmp/t2 bal
           $-1519.95  Assets:Broker
              $19.95  Expenses:Broker:Commissions
--------------------
           $-1500.00
tim:~/src/ledger-2.6.1$

I seem to have ended up with a non-zero ledger balance. What am I
missing?

Tim