Strict mode should probably not require explicit commodity conversion about hledger HOT 4 CLOSED

@simonmichael thanks; I see, hledger check accounts is what I want and I'm happy enough with that to close the issue.

To me it was just surprising to see the requirement for explicitness be part of strictness; but I get that it's probably best to just leave it as-is.

Thanks for the prompt response!

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The 2 transactions are not equivalent.

The first one is unbalanced. When you add to one account, you have to deduct the other.

From my understanding the second os equivalent to this:

a   10 USD
b  -20 GBP

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@NobbZ , sorry, I made a typo; I wanted a minus sign in there (i've edited the original post); but the idea is correct; consider the journal:

; a.journal
commodity 1,000.00 GBP
commodity 1,000.00 AUD

account a
account b

; Strict-checking fails
; 2021-01-01 Example
;   a  -10.00 AUD
;   b  20.00 GBP


; Strict-checking works
2021-01-01 Example
  a  -10.00 AUD @@ 20 GBP
  b

they both give the same balances (check with hledger -f a.journal reg) ; but the first one fails strict checking and the second does not.

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