From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00B07431FDC for ; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:38 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.799 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.799 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, 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 G0D7cLuE60vJ for ; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-qe0-f51.google.com (mail-qe0-f51.google.com [209.85.128.51]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C6A4D431FDE for ; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-qe0-f51.google.com with SMTP id q19so4463318qeb.38 for ; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to:references; bh=7X+fb0nSeZE2BNT42DDJTouunzR/OzzOAC/Lbh58NS4=; b=gKmpDv5qXjupPa4m5890P/kznfmPeDM3EB64rB0zAg/yefMfO8WJDHtHx4ua+WjEFt Wa07cOkFrtznthcyBglci0NXn+axBDHd8TsgErnz1giBkBPQLyi6DPzBfy6QbNEmgcRh x2vpXgKo2PLbCAyxF5ZBSi9950Li9bkf1OfTQBgczJJjwYhOQ90Wj9jmJ30lLIi5MnKE KoLLRX4s7i3aLWnuK+B43bUbolCakoJENNqvRKE9E/6HWdwOAeUCG5z4vSOKAboxFThT N8tlT3lHQsAJFguVW2s8rwTLB8yzp09W1+Y3h5fFE7pRAlPdTGbLS5MTEszGFWFiVq7r DEnw== X-Received: by 10.224.73.200 with SMTP id r8mr32972060qaj.72.1382999008229; Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ben-laptop.hasb.physics.cns (physicsnat56.physics.umass.edu. [128.119.50.38]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id x1sm57796293qai.6.2013.10.28.15.23.27 for (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:23:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Ben Gamari To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: [PATCH 2/4] compact: Give user more feedback on failure renaming Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:23:15 -0400 Message-Id: <1382998997-9938-2-git-send-email-bgamari.foss@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.3.2 In-Reply-To: <1382998997-9938-1-git-send-email-bgamari.foss@gmail.com> References: <1382998997-9938-1-git-send-email-bgamari.foss@gmail.com> 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, 28 Oct 2013 22:23:38 -0000 Provide the user with instructions after we fail to move the old un-compacted database out of the way. Signed-off-by: Ben Gamari --- lib/database.cc | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc index 06f1c0a..57c2292 100644 --- a/lib/database.cc +++ b/lib/database.cc @@ -922,7 +922,14 @@ notmuch_database_compact (const char* path, if (old_xapian_path != NULL) { if (rename(xapian_path, old_xapian_path)) { - fprintf (stderr, "Error moving old database out of the way\n"); + fprintf (stderr, "Error moving old database out of the way: %s\n", + strerror(errno)); + fprintf (stderr, "\n"); + fprintf (stderr, "Old database: %s\n", xapian_path); + fprintf (stderr, "Compacted database: %s\n", compact_xapian_path); + fprintf (stderr, "\n"); + fprintf (stderr, "At this point it's probably best to remove the compacted database,\n"); + fprintf (stderr, "find the cause of this error, and try compacting again.\n"); ret = NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR; goto DONE; } -- 1.8.3.2