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+Subject: [PATCH 14/14] lib: Update doc of notmuch_database_{needs_upgrade,\r
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+Clients are no longer required to call these functions after opening a\r
+database in read/write mode (which is good, because almost none of\r
+them do!).\r
+---\r
+ lib/notmuch.h | 21 ++++++++++++---------\r
+ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)\r
+\r
+diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h\r
+index cbf2ba5..d771eb2 100644\r
+--- a/lib/notmuch.h\r
++++ b/lib/notmuch.h\r
+@@ -352,22 +352,25 @@ unsigned int\r
+ notmuch_database_get_version (notmuch_database_t *database);\r
+ \r
+ /**\r
+- * Does this database need to be upgraded before writing to it?\r
++ * Is the database behind the latest supported database version?\r
+ *\r
+- * If this function returns TRUE then no functions that modify the\r
+- * database (notmuch_database_add_message, notmuch_message_add_tag,\r
+- * notmuch_directory_set_mtime, etc.) will work unless the function\r
+- * notmuch_database_upgrade is called successfully first.\r
++ * If this function returns TRUE, then the caller may call\r
++ * notmuch_database_upgrade to upgrade the database. If the caller\r
++ * does not upgrade an out-of-date database, then some functions may\r
++ * fail with NOTMUCH_STATUS_UPGRADE_REQUIRED.\r
+ */\r
+ notmuch_bool_t\r
+ notmuch_database_needs_upgrade (notmuch_database_t *database);\r
+ \r
+ /**\r
+- * Upgrade the current database.\r
++ * Upgrade the current database to the latest supported version.\r
+ *\r
+- * After opening a database in read-write mode, the client should\r
+- * check if an upgrade is needed (notmuch_database_needs_upgrade) and\r
+- * if so, upgrade with this function before making any modifications.\r
++ * This ensures that all current notmuch functionality will be\r
++ * available on the database. After opening a database in read-write\r
++ * mode, it is recommended that clients check if an upgrade is needed\r
++ * (notmuch_database_needs_upgrade) and if so, upgrade with this\r
++ * function before making any modifications. If\r
++ * notmuch_database_needs_upgrade returns FALSE, this will be a no-op.\r
+ *\r
+ * The optional progress_notify callback can be used by the caller to\r
+ * provide progress indication to the user. If non-NULL it will be\r
+-- \r
+2.0.0\r
+\r