To reliably reproduce the problem, run the code in attachment. You will see about 1/4th of the outputs are empty.
If you remove the alias, the problem "mostly" goes away; if you do, sometimes you will get a rare empty file too (about 1-2/1000). On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Martin Blais <[email protected]> wrote: > He could isolate the problem by copying the file and chopping it down, > removing parts bit by bit until the problem stops manifesting, and only > share and anonymify that minimal snippet. > > > On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Craig Earls <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This would be very high priority for work. But we can't fix it if we >> can't duplicate it. We are not asking you to dig into the source. If you >> are willing to let us use your current data file that would help greatly. >> >> >> On Monday, June 23, 2014, Charles Merriam <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Craig, >>> >>> Thank you. At this time, it would not be worth digging into it >>> further without actually digging into the code to fix it. >>> Unfortunately, my previous experience suggests it would not be >>> worthwhile fixing it unless a patch would be accepted. >>> >>> Thank you for letting me know it is not a known bug. >>> >>> Charles >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Craig Earls <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > To my knowledge we have not see this before. Can you put together a >>> set of >>> > file that exhibit this failure that you are willing to share? >>> > >>> > >>> > On Monday, June 23, 2014, Charles Merriam <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >>> >> >>> >> --- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> >> "Ledger" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an >>> >> email to [email protected]. >>> >> >>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Craig, Corona De Tucson, AZ >>> > enderw88.wordpress.com >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > --- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> > Google Groups "Ledger" group. >>> > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ledger-cli/Ol0W6BpabPw/unsubscribe. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> > [email protected]. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Ledger" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Craig, Corona De Tucson, AZ >> enderw88.wordpress.com >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ledger" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. 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