From: Thomas Jost <schnouki@schnouki.net>
To: Mark Anderson <MarkR.Anderson@amd.com>,
	"notmuch\@notmuchmail.org" <notmuch@notmuchmail.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] lib: Add a MTIME value to every mail document
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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:34:07 +0100
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On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:54:10 -0700, Mark Anderson <MarkR.Anderson@amd.com> =
wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:11:42 -0600, Thomas Jost <schnouki@schnouki.net> w=
rote:
> > This is a time_t value, similar to the message date (TIMESTAMP). It is =
first set
> > when the message is added to the database, and is then updated every ti=
me a tag
> > is added or removed. It can thus be used for doing incremental dumps of=
 the
> > database or for synchronizing it between several computers.
> >=20
> > This value can be read freely (with notmuch_message_get_mtime()) but fo=
r now it
> > can't be set to an arbitrary value: it can only be set to "now" when up=
dated.
> > There's no specific reason for this except that I don't really see a re=
al use
> > case for setting it to an arbitrary value.
>=20
> I think it would be easier to write some testcases if the last modified
> time could be touched directly.  Perhaps they aren't in the set of "must
> have", but it's what comes to mind.

Well since I posted this, I found other good reasons to have a set_mtime
function. I'll post an updated series lated which will include it -- and
possibly some tests too :)

Thanks,

=2D-=20
Thomas/Schnouki

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