From: Jani Nikula Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:12:26 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Re: WARNING: database upgrade coming X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ff7ab696903b8c46e0f4f0a9881d2ec3798a1fb9;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: WARNING: database upgrade coming --- diff --git a/8e/4feabd9379445248510f6d6edbbdfef9feaa58 b/8e/4feabd9379445248510f6d6edbbdfef9feaa58 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..30ce37d3e --- /dev/null +++ b/8e/4feabd9379445248510f6d6edbbdfef9feaa58 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +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 12A04431FBF + for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:40 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.7 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] 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 LTbycXsOVQgg for ; + Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:32 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mail-ee0-f54.google.com (mail-ee0-f54.google.com + [74.125.83.54]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client + certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id + 525DC431FBD for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:32 -0700 + (PDT) +Received: by mail-ee0-f54.google.com with SMTP id d49so4505175eek.13 + for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:29 -0700 (PDT) +X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; + d=1e100.net; s=20130820; + h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:references + :user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; + bh=jpGqplDgPl7limnPoAbmUcUogO5uMetjcO4bjBW+Ols=; + b=h8U5A4j0IO04MJRNXATBnte5++qEGfcpkENw6f9wCLGmTXXybszkez+J85shdAMqg6 + u8cRPWf6FhqiVflv7ngvWva9cEpeEdOrmL559nlhzDh3HDkC17LVN8DtSHlfVS+fI6y4 + omJarL/zWtxxxHnYTWAz0ESLBt1qZ/WF0TSu0tKMqNN1cnr8MF5zlI98aRQrJxvAR6ls + sq9lr4DYC/4ElykwLRjvqpX7MTgelloOCq2iIV0ke8Sd1cTLqUgdb+pyHwV6gwyWpmDK + E2kq4n09t7Bct5l+UjH2rrXbYosU/aMf37t8QbefQi3ybVzKL6WZEs+8dLBt87PyC1wG + C2CQ== +X-Gm-Message-State: + ALoCoQlROT7nsxxyHAHRFFl0u0XELyQgTuqlpzFZbP7+JZVg8+ON3zcy62qlxHhn5CmQsn+lcm9v +X-Received: by 10.14.106.193 with SMTP id m41mr9724281eeg.62.1395083549553; + Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:29 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from localhost (dsl-hkibrasgw2-58c36f-91.dhcp.inet.fi. + [88.195.111.91]) + by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id g3sm29133167eet.35.2014.03.17.12.12.27 + for + (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); + Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:12:28 -0700 (PDT) +From: Jani Nikula +To: Jameson Graef Rollins , + David Bremner , Notmuch list +Subject: Re: WARNING: database upgrade coming +In-Reply-To: <87txawkam3.fsf@servo.finestructure.net> +References: <874n37a017.fsf@zancas.localnet> + <87txawkam3.fsf@servo.finestructure.net> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.17+142~g30045abd801f (http://notmuchmail.org) + Emacs/24.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:12:26 +0200 +Message-ID: <87a9cood0l.fsf@nikula.org> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +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, 17 Mar 2014 19:12:40 -0000 + + +Hi Jamie - + +On Mon, 17 Mar 2014, Jameson Graef Rollins wrote: +> Hey, David et. al. I recently did an upgrade to notmuch/master after +> being out of the loop for a while and not noticing that a database +> upgrade was pending. The next notmuch new informed me that a database +> upgrade was required, but it went ahead and did the upgrade unprompted. +> Things went fine, but it did worry me a bit that I didn't know an +> upgrade was pending and didn't have a chance to do a backup before it +> happened. + +FWIW it should always be safe to interrupt the upgrade; I know we don't +inform the user about this. + +> It would be nice if notmuch new would prompt users when an database +> upgrade is pending, to give the user an option to abort before +> proceeding so that they can do a backup if they'd like. + +Please see id:87lhy4f6pr.fsf@nikula.org for a summary on some of the +pros and cons that have been discussed about prompting the user. + + +BR, +Jani.