From 41a18852700de05a4b3dfb32bfa709a8ec55df58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bremner Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 07:42:36 +2100 Subject: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] Add configurable changed tag to messages that have been changed on disk --- 0f/05d211551bf269a9885452756f79bb7a1818db | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+) create mode 100644 0f/05d211551bf269a9885452756f79bb7a1818db diff --git a/0f/05d211551bf269a9885452756f79bb7a1818db b/0f/05d211551bf269a9885452756f79bb7a1818db new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cefe38e48 --- /dev/null +++ b/0f/05d211551bf269a9885452756f79bb7a1818db @@ -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 17735431FC4 + for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2014 03:46:33 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[none] + 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 7XZaL0xejfYj for ; + Thu, 3 Jul 2014 03:46:25 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mx.xen14.node3324.gplhost.com (gitolite.debian.net + [87.98.215.224]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 17AC1431FB6 + for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2014 03:46:25 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by mx.xen14.node3324.gplhost.com with local (Exim + 4.72) (envelope-from ) + id 1X2eTg-0004zU-Bt; Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:42:56 +0000 +Received: (nullmailer pid 22119 invoked by uid 1000); Thu, 03 Jul 2014 + 10:42:36 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: Gaute Hope , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add configurable changed tag to messages that have been + changed on disk +In-Reply-To: <1396800683-9164-1-git-send-email-eg@gaute.vetsj.com> +References: <1396800683-9164-1-git-send-email-eg@gaute.vetsj.com> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.18.1+22~gbf82697 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.3.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:42:36 -0300 +Message-ID: <87fviiiuzn.fsf@maritornes.cs.unb.ca> +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: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:46:33 -0000 + +Gaute Hope writes: + +> When one of the source files for a message is changed on disk, renamed, +> deleted or a new source file is added. A configurable changed tag is +> is added. The tag can be configured under the option 'changed_tags' in +> the [new] section, the default is none. Tests have been updated to +> accept the new config option. +> +> notmuch-setup now asks for a changed tag after the new tags question. +> +> This could be useful for for example 'afew' to detect remote changes in +> IMAP folders and update the FolderNameFilter to also add tags or remove +> tags when a _existing_ message has been added to or removed from a +> maildir. + +The discussion on this proposal seems to have died out without reaching +a conclusion. David M expressed a strong preference for some kind of +modification time field in the database. Gaute agreed with some caveats +that such an approach could solve his problems as well. On the other +hand, nobody seems to be actually working on such an approach at the +moment. Gaute and or David do you have any interest in revisiting the +series id:1323796305-28789-1-git-send-email-schnouki@schnouki.net and +seeing if it can be reworked into mergeable shape? I suspect in +particular something needs to be added with respect to message deletion +Thomas, are you still running some variant of these patches? + +d -- 2.26.2