[PATCH 1/5] NEWS: mention merging of documentation for python bindings

[PATCH 1/5] NEWS: mention merging of documentation for python bindings

[David Bremner]

---
 NEWS | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 040df4fd..c1f09b18 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ files to a maildir for mutt to access is replaced with internal perl
 processing. This search operation is now more portable, and somewhat
 faster.
 
+Python Bindings
+---------------
+
+Documentation for the python bindings is merged into the main
+sphinx-doc documentation tree. The merged documentation can be built
+with e.g. `make sphinx-html`
+
 Notmuch 0.30 (2020-07-10)
 =========================
 
-- 
2.28.0

[PATCH 2/5] NEWS: mention exception handling changes

[David Bremner]

---
 NEWS | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c1f09b18..e6392e81 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ files to a maildir for mutt to access is replaced with internal perl
 processing. This search operation is now more portable, and somewhat
 faster.
 
+Library
+-------
+
+Many small changes to exception handling in the library; this should
+largely eliminate terminations inside the library due to uncaught
+exceptions or internal errors.  No doubt there are a few uncovered
+code paths still; please report them as bugs.
+
 Python Bindings
 ---------------
 
-- 
2.28.0

[PATCH 3/5] NEWS: mention port to Xapian 1.5

[David Bremner]

---
 NEWS | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e6392e81..ece208a3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ Documentation for the python bindings is merged into the main
 sphinx-doc documentation tree. The merged documentation can be built
 with e.g. `make sphinx-html`
 
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+We now support building notmuch against Xapian 1.5 (the current
+development version).
+
 Notmuch 0.30 (2020-07-10)
 =========================
 
-- 
2.28.0

[PATCH 4/5] NEWS: mention new API entries

[David Bremner]

---
 NEWS | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ece208a3..a1106130 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ largely eliminate terminations inside the library due to uncaught
 exceptions or internal errors.  No doubt there are a few uncovered
 code paths still; please report them as bugs.
 
+Add `notmuch_message_get_flag_st` and
+`notmuch_message_has_maildir_flag_st`, and deprecate the existing
+non-status providing versions.
+
 Python Bindings
 ---------------
 
-- 
2.28.0

[PATCH 5/5] NEWS: remaining user visible library changes

[David Bremner]

These could both cause / fix crashes for user code.
---
 NEWS | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a1106130..9f649ff6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Add `notmuch_message_get_flag_st` and
 `notmuch_message_has_maildir_flag_st`, and deprecate the existing
 non-status providing versions.
 
+Move memory de-allocation from `notmuch_database_close` to
+`notmuch_database_destroy`.
+
+Handle relative filenames in `notmuch_database_index_file`, as
+promised in the documentation.
+
 Python Bindings
 ---------------
 
-- 
2.28.0

Re: [PATCH 2/5] NEWS: mention exception handling changes

[William Casarin]

David Bremner <david@tethera.net> writes:

> ---
>  NEWS | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index c1f09b18..e6392e81 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ files to a maildir for mutt to access is replaced with internal perl
>  processing. This search operation is now more portable, and somewhat
>  faster.
>  
> +Library
> +-------
> +
> +Many small changes to exception handling in the library; this should
> +largely eliminate terminations inside the library due to uncaught
> +exceptions or internal errors.  No doubt there are a few uncovered
> +code paths still; please report them as bugs.

subjective nit: 

  Many small changes to exception handling in the library. This should
  largely eliminate terminations due to uncaught exceptions or internal
  errors. No doubt there are a few uncovered code paths still; please
  report them as bugs.

Otherwise series LGTM

Re: [PATCH 2/5] NEWS: mention exception handling changes

[David Bremner]

William Casarin <jb55@jb55.com> writes:

> subjective nit: 
>
>   Many small changes to exception handling in the library. This should
>   largely eliminate terminations due to uncaught exceptions or internal
>   errors. No doubt there are a few uncovered code paths still; please
>   report them as bugs.
>
> Otherwise series LGTM

Sure, I used your version. Applied series to release and master.

d