From: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>
To: Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Repeatability when copying a whole directory into a new
	one.
In-Reply-To: <1317338806-7414-1-git-send-email-thomas@schwinge.name>
References: <1317338806-7414-1-git-send-email-thomas@schwinge.name>
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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:59:49 -0300
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:26:46 +0200, Thomas Schwinge <thomas@schwinge.name> wrote:
> This new test currently fails -- but it shouldn't.
> ---
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I found this while manually copying directories and running notmuch new.
> 
> Am I just too sleepy at this time, or is it another DB vs. directory
> mtime issue?
> 
>      BROKEN Repeatability when copying a whole directory into a new one
>             --- new.18.expected     2011-09-29 23:23:39.000000000 +0000
>             +++ new.18.output       2011-09-29 23:23:39.000000000 +0000
>             @@ -1,2 +1 @@
>             -Processed 51 total files in almost no time.
>              No new mail.

I'm a bit confused here too. When the files are removed, the "notmuch new"
sent to /dev/null in your test detects the deletes as renames. Shouldn't
the copies be detected as duplicates or something?

d