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+From: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>\r
+To: Peter Wang <novalazy@gmail.com>, Mark Walters <markwalters1009@gmail.com>\r
+Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] cli: add insert --must-index option\r
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+Peter Wang <novalazy@gmail.com> writes:\r
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+> On Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:06:00 +0100, Mark Walters <markwalters1009@gmail.com> wrote:\r
+>> \r
+>> Alternatively maybe add notmuch_database_destroy_with_flush or something\r
+>> which does give a return value. notmuch_database_close is only called 3\r
+>> times and notmuch_database_destroy lots of times so changing close is\r
+>> much less intrusive than changing destroy. But I don't know whether we\r
+>> would break any bindings or external programs etc.\r
+>> \r
+>> What do you think?\r
+>\r
+> I think notmuch_database_close and notmuch_database_destroy should\r
+> return the status, and we update the three language bindings\r
+> and bump the soname.\r
+>\r
+\r
+I'm not opposed to doing an SONAME bump for 0.17. Are there other ABI\r
+breaking changes that we have been holding back on? Can these maybe go\r
+through at the same time?\r
+\r
+d\r