From: Gregor Zattler Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:18:46 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Bug: notmuch new chokes on dangling symlinks and quits X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=691182e0a894d2ca332444f28895c98d046cbe89;p=notmuch-archives.git Bug: notmuch new chokes on dangling symlinks and quits --- diff --git a/7c/3c7b5eec8ad64563971006d0e6337175ce0669 b/7c/3c7b5eec8ad64563971006d0e6337175ce0669 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..888121806 --- /dev/null +++ b/7c/3c7b5eec8ad64563971006d0e6337175ce0669 @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +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 EEBB9431FBD + for ; Sun, 26 Jan 2014 05:19:31 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0.001 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.001 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001] + 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 9o35Ssh4TiH0 for ; + Sun, 26 Jan 2014 05:19:24 -0800 (PST) +Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.15.19]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3220A431FBC + for ; Sun, 26 Jan 2014 05:19:24 -0800 (PST) +Received: from boo.workgroup ([87.187.157.204]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx103) + with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0Lx8ZJ-1VEOBv2LFJ-016bpH for + ; Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:19:22 +0100 +Received: from grfz by boo.workgroup with local (Exim 4.82) + (envelope-from ) + id 1W7PcK-0008Sz-JF; Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:19:16 +0100 +Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:18:46 +0100 +From: Gregor Zattler +To: notmuch +Subject: Bug: notmuch new chokes on dangling symlinks and quits +Message-ID: <20140126131846.GA10844@boo.workgroup> +Mail-Followup-To: notmuch +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +Content-Disposition: inline +User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) +Sender: error4me@gmx.de +X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:2uCsZxxxJoAkcNEkUxQDNHY5Fq0dKBvKwdceilIcYcqJeCyk5ie + TEjfPO7G6O547B1Nhv7d1MrrU89KahJzeZbCgO3OKqm0qc2giOkSfJd89YTd8jr25r38b78 + ry7RUhx/kTDhU5+kRqQnxkzPgX37lCwvhHlm0Zw3SqJ40y9Pn7SfOg0XDB59v7SLFa+Sxsi + 1JQTj4x015py0e08Z/LTA== +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: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:19:32 -0000 + +Dear notmuch developers, + +notmuch new quits operation if it hit's a dangling symlink: + + +Error reading file /home/grfz/notmuch2/Mail/findex/cur/123456789.684055.mairix:2,: No such file or directory +Note: A fatal error was encountered: Something went wrong trying +to read or write a file Processed 85 total files in 1s (47 +files/sec.) + + +I consider this to be a bug. Instead notmuch should simply +ignore the symlink. + +This is especially problematic while indexing a huge amount of +mail the first time and notmuch hits the dangling symlink at an +early stage of indexing. + + +Ciao, Gregor +-- + -... --- .-. . -.. ..--.. ...-.-