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> wrote:
> > 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 time 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.
> > 
> > This value can be read freely (with notmuch_message_get_mtime()) but for now it
> > can't be set to an arbitrary value: it can only be set to "now" when updated.
> > There's no specific reason for this except that I don't really see a real use
> > case for setting it to an arbitrary value.
> 
> 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,

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Thomas/Schnouki