Having fought with this more today, without digging into the source:

1.  Ledger does give different results for the same input file.   It seems 
to switch randomly. 
2.  Ledger fails by randomly failing to handle aliases from the included 
file.  In include a file 'accounts.led' which has all my aliases.
3.  The easiest test case for me is to use '--strict'.   I will fail about 
35% of the time with each alias being an unknown account.
4.  The first lines of my 2014 register:

;* WELCOME to 2014

include accounts.led

;*  Opening balances

Is this a known problem?  Is there a work-around?

-- Charles


On Sunday, June 22, 2014 3:56:27 PM UTC-7, Charles Merriam wrote:
>
> I've been noticing ledger giving different results at random.  These are 
> two identical commands run one after another with different results.
> This is on ledger Ledger 3.0.1-20140327 from when I last did any 
> development.   
>
> Any hints?
>
> [big2 *master] *~/p/fin* (18682)$ ledger -f 2014.led -ww --sort date -E 
> register Assets\:Star
>
> 13-Dec-31 *Opening Balances                  * Assets:StarOne Savings    
>                         $12,069.70           $12,069.70
>
> 14-Jan-01 *Balance $12069.70                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $12,069.70
>
> 14-Jan-09 Visa Rebate ; some sort of odd p.. Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $4.26           $12,073.96
>
> 14-Jan-16 Transfer from Checking             Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $337.58           $12,411.54
>
> 14-Jan-31 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $6.76           $12,418.30
>
> 14-Jan-31 *Balance $12418.30                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $12,418.30
>
> 14-Feb-14 Overpayment from StarVisa          Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $472.51           $12,890.81
>
> 14-Feb-28 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $6.32           $12,897.13
>
> 14-Feb-28 *Balance $12897.13                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $12,897.13
>
> 14-Mar-14 Overpayment from StarVisa          Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $457.51           $13,354.64
>
> 14-Mar-31 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $7.27           $13,361.91
>
> 14-Mar-31 *Balance $13361.91                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $13,361.91
>
> 14-Apr-16 *Transfer to StarOne               * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                           $448.79           $13,810.70
>
> 14-Apr-30 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $7.26           $13,817.96
>
> 14-Apr-30 *Balance $13817.96                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $13,817.96
>
> 14-May-07 Check towards TechCu               Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                     $-12,000.00            $1,817.96
>
> 14-May-16 *Transfer to StarOne               * Assets:StarOne Savings    
>                             $60.02            $1,877.98
>
> 14-May-31 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings      
>                           $-2.59            $1,875.39
>
> 14-May-31 *Balance $2118.24                  * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0            $1,875.39
>
> [big2 *master] *~/p/fin* (18683)$ ledger -f 2014.led -ww --sort date -E 
> register Assets\:Star
>
> 13-Dec-31 *Opening Balances                  * Assets:StarOne Savings    
>                         $12,069.70           $12,069.70
>
> 14-Jan-01 *Balance $12069.70                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $12,069.70
>
> 14-Jan-09 Visa Rebate ; some sort of odd p.. Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $4.26           $12,073.96
>
> 14-Jan-16 Transfer from Checking             Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $337.58           $12,411.54
>
> 14-Jan-31 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $6.76           $12,418.30
>
> 14-Jan-31 *Balance $12418.30                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $12,418.30
>
> 14-Feb-14 Overpayment from StarVisa          Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $472.51           $12,890.81
>
> 14-Feb-28 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $6.32           $12,897.13
>
> 14-Feb-28 *Balance $12897.13                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $12,897.13
>
> 14-Mar-14 Overpayment from StarVisa          Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $457.51           $13,354.64
>
> 14-Mar-31 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $7.27           $13,361.91
>
> 14-Mar-31 *Balance $13361.91                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $13,361.91
>
> 14-Apr-16 *Transfer to StarOne               * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                           $448.79           $13,810.70
>
> 14-Apr-30 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $7.26           $13,817.96
>
> 14-Apr-30 *Balance $13817.96                 * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0           $13,817.96
>
> 14-May-07 *CoinStar Jar of Coins             * Assets:StarOne Savings    
>                             $27.69           $13,845.65
>
>                                              Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                           $7.96           $13,853.61
>
>                                              Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                         $156.89           $14,010.50
>
>                                              Assets:StarOne Savings      
>                           $45.13           $14,055.63
>
> 14-May-07 Check towards TechCu               Assets:StarOne Savings       
>                     $-12,000.00            $2,055.63
>
> 14-May-16 *Transfer to StarOne               * Assets:StarOne Savings    
>                             $60.02            $2,115.65
>
> 14-May-31 Interest on Savings                Assets:StarOne Savings      
>                           $-2.59            $2,113.06
>
> 14-May-31 *Balance $2118.24                  * Assets:StarOne Savings     
>                                 0            $2,113.06
>
> [big2 *master] *~/p/fin* (18683)$ ledger -V
>
> Ledger 3.0.1-20140327, the command-line accounting tool
>
>
> This offending transaction was:
> 2014/05/07   CoinStar Jar of Coins
>     cash     -$27.69
>     starone   $27.69
>     cash     -$7.96
>     starone   $7.96
>     cash     -$156.89
>     starone   $156.89
>     cash      -$45.13
>     starone    $45.13
>
> but I seem to see it on many transactions.
>
>
>
>
>
>

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