From: David Bremner Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:05:37 +0000 (+2000) Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 16/16] add "notmuch reindex" subcommand X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=72562c79cbe800daf9ba63cc49d94ec0c2f89ef0;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: [PATCH v3 16/16] add "notmuch reindex" subcommand --- diff --git a/98/147f4684d89904e2187674299db7a349de038d b/98/147f4684d89904e2187674299db7a349de038d new file mode 100644 index 000000000..584db771a --- /dev/null +++ b/98/147f4684d89904e2187674299db7a349de038d @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40C4C6DE1413 + for ; Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:05:41 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.035 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.035 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[AWL=-0.024, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id 9OhEerRQdJ3x for ; + Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:05:39 -0800 (PST) +Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5E42E6DE13ED + for ; Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:05:39 -0800 (PST) +Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84) + (envelope-from ) + id 1aa2vK-0008V3-BM; Sun, 28 Feb 2016 10:06:18 -0500 +Received: (nullmailer pid 2683 invoked by uid 1000); + Sun, 28 Feb 2016 15:05:37 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: Daniel Kahn Gillmor , + Notmuch Mail +Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 16/16] add "notmuch reindex" subcommand +In-Reply-To: <1454272801-23623-17-git-send-email-dkg@fifthhorseman.net> +References: <1454272801-23623-1-git-send-email-dkg@fifthhorseman.net> + <1454272801-23623-17-git-send-email-dkg@fifthhorseman.net> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.21+26~g9404723 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.5.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 11:05:37 -0400 +Message-ID: <87h9gs50zi.fsf@zancas.localnet> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 +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, 28 Feb 2016 15:05:41 -0000 + +Daniel Kahn Gillmor writes: + +> This new subcommand takes a set of search terms, and re-indexes the +> list of matching messages using the supplied options. +> +> This can be used to index the cleartext of encrypted messages with +> something like: +> +> notmuch reindex --try-decrypt \ +> tag:encrypted and not tag:index-decrypted + +I haven't reviewed this patch yet. Before I do I'd like to discuss the +issue of the apparent existing bug in thread handling that it exposes[1]. + +Assuming that analysis is correct (and I have no reason not to believe +so), the bug is in existing notmuch code and not related to this +change. On the other hand, currently users have to work a bit to expose +this bug, while this command would be inherently buggy (through no fault +of it's own) from introduction. With my release manager hat on, I'm not +very happy with the hypothetical announcement "We have this new command, +but it will break your threads". So what I'd like to understand is to +what extent the reindex command, with the current notmuch codebase +(i.e. no new ghost message code), is "suitable for release". + +One option would be to merge a version of most of the proposed changes +(with some minor updates), and leave the re-index (and maybe python +bindings changes) for a second series. + + +[1]: id:871t8ko50r.fsf@alice.fifthhorseman.net