Re: [notmuch] Notmuch doesn't index new mails when mail location contains symlinks

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+Subject: Re: [notmuch] Notmuch doesn't index new mails when mail location\r
+       contains symlinks\r
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+Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:\r
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+Hi Mikhail,\r
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+>>  TH> Whenever I delete those symlinks and created them anew, the new\r
+>>  TH> mails get indexed with the next "notmuch new".  Of course, I could\r
+>>  TH> create a script that does exactly that, but there should be a\r
+>>  TH> better way, right?\r
+>>\r
+>> Probably mail does not get indexed due to mtime checks. Please try\r
+>> whether touch'ing directory with mailboxes makes it work.\r
+>\r
+> No, it seems that doesn't help either.\r
+\r
+Ah, I'm stupid!  I don't have to touch the symlinks or the directories\r
+inside the locations the symlinks point to, but instead I have to touch\r
+the top-level directory where the symlinks are contained in.  Then it\r
+works as expected, AFAICT.\r
+\r
+Thanks a lot,\r
+Tassilo\r