From: Austin Clements Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:13:42 +0000 (+1900) Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: Database version 3, API improvements, and ghost messages X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=063e167c786a1545523187d2a04435d666a259e1;p=notmuch-archives.git [PATCH] NEWS: Database version 3, API improvements, and ghost messages --- diff --git a/e6/49aee70b428a48e93bbd1c96dd4ae76305063a b/e6/49aee70b428a48e93bbd1c96dd4ae76305063a new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3e1216c41 --- /dev/null +++ b/e6/49aee70b428a48e93bbd1c96dd4ae76305063a @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04C70431FBF + for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:14:02 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -2.3 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3] autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id rMzmOocq7vzy for ; + Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:13:55 -0800 (PST) +Received: from dmz-mailsec-scanner-2.mit.edu (dmz-mailsec-scanner-2.mit.edu + [18.9.25.13]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A8094431FB6 + for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:13:55 -0800 (PST) +X-AuditID: 1209190d-f79c06d000006f95-9a-5460ba0f1cf2 +Received: from mailhub-auth-2.mit.edu ( [18.7.62.36]) + (using TLS with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) + (Client did not present a certificate) + by dmz-mailsec-scanner-2.mit.edu (Symantec Messaging Gateway) with SMTP + id D7.1A.28565.F0AB0645; Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:13:51 -0500 (EST) +Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (outgoing-auth-1.mit.edu [18.9.28.11]) + by mailhub-auth-2.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.9.2) with ESMTP id sAADDnkf030071; + Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:13:50 -0500 +Received: from drake (216-15-114-40.c3-0.arl-ubr1.sbo-arl.ma.cable.rcn.com + [216.15.114.40]) (authenticated bits=0) + (User authenticated as amdragon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) + by outgoing.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.12.4) with ESMTP id sAADDloN030289 + (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); + Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:13:48 -0500 +Received: from amthrax by drake with local (Exim 4.84) + (envelope-from ) + id 1Xnomx-0001kN-3q; Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:13:47 -0500 +From: Austin Clements +To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: Database version 3, API improvements, and ghost + messages +Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:13:42 -0500 +Message-Id: <1415625222-6669-1-git-send-email-amdragon@mit.edu> +X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.1.1 +X-Brightmail-Tracker: + H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFlrGIsWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsUixG6nosu/KyHEoH0lr8WN1m5Gi+s3ZzI7 + MHk8W3WL2WPLoffMAUxRXDYpqTmZZalF+nYJXBkTJv1iLmjiq5j38Q1bA+Mq7i5GTg4JAROJ + Tcdb2SBsMYkL99YD2VwcQgKzmSS+tj5hhXA2Mkp07NoD5Vxkkri6+yMjhDOJUeL3zq2sIP1s + AhoSv28tZgKxRQSkJXbenQ0WZxawlLj6tR0sLizgL7F+3xtmEJtFQFXiyeX1YLt5Bewlpk/8 + zwhxh5zE3smrWSYw8i5gZFjFKJuSW6Wbm5iZU5yarFucnJiXl1qka6SXm1mil5pSuokRFByc + krw7GN8dVDrEKMDBqMTDO+N9fIgQa2JZcWXuIUZJDiYlUd60rQkhQnxJ+SmVGYnFGfFFpTmp + xYcYJTiYlUR4ObYD5XhTEiurUovyYVLSHCxK4rybfvCFCAmkJ5akZqemFqQWwWRlODiUJHgl + dgI1ChalpqdWpGXmlCCkmTg4QYbzAA1/uANkeHFBYm5xZjpE/hSjopQ4bzJIQgAkkVGaB9cL + i95XjOJArwjz7gKp4gFGPlz3K6DBTECD35WADS5JREhJNTDacDGzzGfekc6/+NUWp1lP4hez + T/5+4K7k0pDQI/2SkXUiVuouC8uqDjb9E/1q9KXXKGlDZnJ135ytZ5S1bybXf5xl+KZM6223 + wxnu8HYFAa8dS02WRn+dt6XaIuLjzxyp6XNmvHpq+fWXyS8lxZ7fMSyaD7h8Ur/etsmLuiq1 + 99ImjYurd6krsRRnJBpqMRcVJwIAoYdDr7kCAAA= +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:14:02 -0000 + +--- + NEWS | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) + +diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS +index b30ed1b..7a121e4 100644 +--- a/NEWS ++++ b/NEWS +@@ -36,9 +36,39 @@ Improved `q` binding in notmuch buffers + Library changes + --------------- + ++Introduced database version 3 with support for "database features." ++ ++ Features are independent aspects of the database schema. ++ Representing these independently of the database version number will ++ let us evolve the database format faster and more incrementally, ++ while maintaining better forwards and backwards compatibility. ++ ++Library users are no longer required to call `notmuch_database_upgrade` ++ ++ Previously, library users were required to call ++ `notmuch_database_needs_upgrade` and `notmuch_database_upgrade` ++ before using a writable database. Even the CLI didn't get this ++ right, and it is no longer required. Now, individual APIs may ++ return `NOTMUCH_STATUS_UPGRADE_REQUIRED` if the database format is ++ too out of date for that API. ++ ++Library users can now abort an atomic section by closing the database ++ ++ Previously there was no supported way to abort an atomic section. ++ Callers can now simply close the database, and any outstanding ++ atomic section will be aborted. ++ + Add return status to notmuch_database_close and + notmuch_database_destroy + ++Bug fixes and performance improvements for thread linking ++ ++ The database now represents missing-but-referenced messages ("ghost ++ messages") similarly to how it represents regular messages. This ++ enables an improved thread linking algorithm that performs better ++ and fixes a bug that sometimes prevented notmuch from linking ++ messages into the same thread. ++ + nmbug + ----- + +-- +2.1.1 +