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Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock
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Ralph Corderoy |
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Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock |
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Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:55:26 +0100 |
Hi Robert,
> > What if the `rm 2' was temporary with the script about to re-instate
> > it after deleting 4 from the sequence?
>
> And what if some completely different file was moved in and called '2'
> before the mark -d ? That one would remain in the sequence, though
> it has no business being there really ...
I think it does since I'd have moved it in with an understanding of how
sequences aren't automatically updated as if each message contained a
sequence membership list.
> I think the moral is that if you go about playing with the MH
> datastore without involving MH commands, then it is your
> responsibility to make sure everything remains consistent
I disagree. mark(1) doesn't mention scanning the directory to re-build
a sequence's members, especially not on the delete of a single item from
a sequence. I did arrange for everything to be consistent as far as I
knew how mark worked from the documentation and a possible model of its
implementation. :-) How it actually works isn't great on directories
with many entries, especially if one wants to, e.g. move messages
between sequences; multiple runs of mark.
Cheers, Ralph.
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- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Ken Hornstein, 2013/10/14
- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Ralph Corderoy, 2013/10/17
- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Ken Hornstein, 2013/10/17
- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Ralph Corderoy, 2013/10/17
- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Ken Hornstein, 2013/10/17
- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Ralph Corderoy, 2013/10/17
- Re: [Nmh-workers] new command lacks lock, Robert Elz, 2013/10/17
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