Description
I'm using a variant of the equity-postings method of recording currency conversions/securities trading, where I leave the equity account unfilled to catch both commodities; using the example in the manual, my transaction would be:
2021-01-01
assets:cash -100 EUR
assets:cash 120 USD
equity:conversion
This works well for most reports, but does not introduce a basis when using the -B
flag. (I'm using the {$0.00}
syntax for lots, in the hopes that's eventually made functional, but that's a separate issue.) So far no surprises since that's exactly what the docs describe, but when I try adding the --infer-cost
flag as used in the manual hledger throws an error complaining that "Conversion postings must occur in adjacent pairs". I agree that being explicit with your conversion account is a good thing, but I feel like the case where there's a posting with a blank amount and multiple commodities which don't balance without it is very nearly as explicit.