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+From: Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>\r
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+Subject: [PATCH 2/3] lib: unconditionally attempt to remove old wip database\r
+ compact directory\r
+Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:55:37 +0200\r
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+In case previous notmuch compact has been interrupted there is old\r
+work-in-progress database compact directory partially filled. Remove\r
+it just before starting to fill the directory with new files.\r
+---\r
+ lib/database.cc | 5 +++++\r
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)\r
+\r
+diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc\r
+index 6b656e9..78693b7 100644\r
+--- a/lib/database.cc\r
++++ b/lib/database.cc\r
+@@ -918,6 +918,11 @@ notmuch_database_compact (const char* path,\r
+ goto DONE;\r
+ }\r
+ \r
++ // Unconditionally attempt to remove old work-in-progress database (if any).\r
++ // This is "protected" by database lock. If this fails due to write errors\r
++ // (etc), the following code will fail and provide error message.\r
++ (void) rmtree (compact_xapian_path);\r
++\r
+ try {\r
+ NotmuchCompactor compactor(status_cb, closure);\r
+ \r
+-- \r
+1.8.3.1\r
+\r