From: Sebastian Spaeth Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:56:58 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Re: [PATCH] allow to not sort the search results X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f5bfe9aa69bf0c38f43745374064ba733645dba1;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: [PATCH] allow to not sort the search results --- diff --git a/8d/db5b5a7876933b60138cbde04fef780dec28dd b/8d/db5b5a7876933b60138cbde04fef780dec28dd new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2abece6c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/8d/db5b5a7876933b60138cbde04fef780dec28dd @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +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 F184B4196F0 + for ; Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:57:08 -0700 (PDT) +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=[BAYES_20=-0.001] autolearn=ham +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 1hkCBEtB7JoN for ; + Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:57:07 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from homiemail-a11.g.dreamhost.com (caiajhbdcaib.dreamhost.com + [208.97.132.81]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB3C8431FC1 + for ; Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:57:07 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from sspaeth.de (unknown [195.190.188.219]) + by homiemail-a11.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 0FEBB19406F; + Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:57:02 -0700 (PDT) +Received: by sspaeth.de (sSMTP sendmail emulation); + Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:56:58 +0200 +From: "Sebastian Spaeth" +To: Olly Betts , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: [PATCH] allow to not sort the search results +In-Reply-To: <87eiifj433.fsf@SSpaeth.de> +References: <1271226655-5672-1-git-send-email-Sebastian@SSpaeth.de> + <20100414065525.GA11770@jdc.jasonjgw.net> + <87hbnebhg0.fsf@SSpaeth.de> + + <87eiifj433.fsf@SSpaeth.de> +Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:56:58 +0200 +Message-ID: <87wrw4sw2d.fsf@SSpaeth.de> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +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, 18 Apr 2010 13:57:09 -0000 + +On 2010-04-16, Sebastian Spaeth wrote: +> Olly was right in that even for "notmuch tag" we were sorting the +> results by date before applying tag changes. I have slightly reworked my +> patch to have notmuch tag avoid doing that. I also split up the patch in +> 3 patches that do one thing each. +> +> The patches do: +> 1: Introduce NOTMUCH_SORT_UNSORTED +> 2: Introduce notmuch search --sort=unsorted +> 3: Make notmuch tag not sort results by date +> +> #2 is the one I am least sure about, I don't know if there is a use case +> for notmuch search returning unsorted results. But 1 & 3 are useful at +> least. + +> Patches 1-3 follow as reply to this one + +May I advocate patches 1 & 3 for inclusion in 0.3? I've been using this +in my tree without problems. patch 2 is left to your judgement as to +whether a "--sort=unsorted" is useful for notmuch search. (it will +probably rather benefit from a --sort=relevance, I guess). + +Sebastian