From: Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>
To: Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org>, notmuch@notmuchmail.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] added support for user-specified directories to exclude
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:41:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2fwf1jult.fsf@guru.guru-group.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pqe6ip6f.fsf@nikula.org>
On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:36 +0000, Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:11:58 +0200, Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> wrote:
> > A new configuration key 'database.exclude' is used to determine
> > which directories user wants not to be scanned for new mails.
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Notes (from 2011-09-13):
> >
> > 1) Currently the comments for newly created configuration file are not
> > updated, so for not this is 'undocumented feature'. Should there be an
> > empty configuration line as a placeholder ... ?
> >
> > 2) Whenever some already existing directory is added to the exclude list
> > and the parent directory timestamp has not changed, notmuch new will not
> > notice the directory has gone (as it still is there), user needs to 'touch'
> > the parent directory before next 'notmuch new' no make notmuch notice.
> >
> > 2012-01-26: could notmuch track mtime of the configuration file and if
> > that changes, ignore mail directory timestamps ?
> >
> > 3) count_files() function is not touched. The functionality there has fallen
> > behind of add_files_recursive (maildir+tmp check and following symlinks).
> > The question there should it be updated, or attempted to merge with
> > add_files (as the comment says). count_files() is only called at the beginning
> > when database is not yet initialised.
> > ---
[ ... ]
> > + /* Ignore user-specified directories */
> > + for (j = 0; j < state->database_exclude_length; j++)
> > + if (strcmp(entry->d_name, state->database_exclude[j]) == 0)
> > + break;
> > + if (j < state->database_exclude_length)
> > + continue;
>
> How about wrapping that in a function you can use here and below?
>
> if (user_wants_this_excluded (...))
> continue;
Good point....
> Please also have a look at id:"87pqecylon.fsf@nikula.org" and the
> patches Austin posted. "Auto ignore"?
I personally don't mind auto ignore -- I even like the system yells about
those 3 files I forgot to add to ignore list every now and then (when the
mtime of the directory those are located changes). This is also something
different -- I can start keeping my drafts and spam directories alongside
other mail directories (or folders is you want to use that term).
Thanks for that id: it refers thread starting from id:"ylp7hi23mw8.fsf@tyndall.ie"
( http://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/2010/003145.html )
and the patch there is somewhat more complete (although old rebase-wise).
It's easy to combine works together, but more difficult is to choose best
terminology: database.exclude vs. new.ignore (or something in between or
totally different). Ideas anyone?
Tomi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-27 10:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-13 21:32 [PATCH 0/3] Configuration file option to exclude files/directories tomi.ollila
2011-09-13 21:32 ` [PATCH 1/3] added function notmuch_talloc_g_key_file_get_string_list() tomi.ollila
2011-09-13 21:32 ` [PATCH 2/3] Made notmuch_config_get_new_tags() use notmuch_talloc_g_key_file_get_string_list() tomi.ollila
2011-09-13 21:32 ` [PATCH 3/3] added support for user-specified directories to exclude tomi.ollila
2011-12-07 23:51 ` [PATCH 0/3] Configuration file option to exclude files/directories David Bremner
2011-12-08 0:24 ` Tom Prince
2011-12-08 9:05 ` Tomi Ollila
2012-01-25 0:46 ` Pieter Praet
2012-01-26 10:11 ` [PATCH 1/2] moved _notmuch_get_list () and _notmuch_set_list () up in file Tomi Ollila
2012-01-26 10:11 ` [PATCH 2/2] added support for user-specified directories to exclude Tomi Ollila
2012-01-26 13:11 ` Jani Nikula
2012-01-27 10:41 ` Tomi Ollila [this message]
2012-01-27 22:14 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-28 14:16 ` Fabio Zanini
2012-01-27 22:50 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-26 13:03 ` [PATCH 1/2] moved _notmuch_get_list () and _notmuch_set_list () up in file Jani Nikula
2012-01-27 10:42 ` Tomi Ollila
2012-01-27 18:18 ` Ethan Glasser-Camp
2012-01-30 10:31 ` [PATCH] moved _config_(get|set)_list () functions earlyer in the file Tomi Ollila
2012-01-30 15:06 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-31 3:28 ` David Bremner
2012-01-27 10:59 ` [PATCH] moved _notmuch_(get|set)_list " Tomi Ollila
2012-01-27 22:15 ` Austin Clements
2012-01-25 6:28 ` [PATCH 0/3] Configuration file option to exclude files/directories David Edmondson
2012-02-01 14:12 ` [PATCH] test: add tests wrt ignoring user-specified files and directories Pieter Praet
2012-02-03 12:14 ` Tomi Ollila
2012-02-03 22:39 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-03 22:44 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-19 20:43 ` Pieter Praet
2012-01-31 16:28 ` [PATCH] added support for user-specified files & directories to ignore Tomi Ollila
2012-02-01 14:25 ` Pieter Praet
2012-02-01 14:49 ` Jani Nikula
2012-02-01 16:30 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-06 9:28 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] test: add tests wrt ignoring user-specified files and directories Tomi Ollila
2012-02-06 9:28 ` [PATCH v6 2/3] add support for user-specified files & directories to ignore Tomi Ollila
2012-02-06 9:50 ` Tomi Ollila
2012-02-06 9:28 ` [PATCH v6 3/3] NEWS: add news section for new.ignore Tomi Ollila
2012-02-14 19:18 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-13 8:20 ` [PATCH v6 1/3] test: add tests wrt ignoring user-specified files and directories Tomi Ollila
2012-02-14 19:20 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-14 19:18 ` Austin Clements
2012-02-15 9:17 ` [PATCH v7 0/3] NEWS and test comment adjustments Tomi Ollila
2012-02-15 9:17 ` [PATCH v7 1/3] test: add tests wrt ignoring user-specified files and directories Tomi Ollila
2012-02-15 9:17 ` [PATCH v7 2/3] add support for user-specified files & directories to ignore Tomi Ollila
2012-02-15 9:17 ` [PATCH v7 3/3] NEWS: add news section for new.ignore Tomi Ollila
2012-02-17 12:13 ` [PATCH v7 0/3] NEWS and test comment adjustments David Bremner
2012-02-19 20:47 ` Pieter Praet
2012-02-19 20:47 ` [PATCH 1/6] cli: update 'new.ignore' config file comment wrt file/directory matching Pieter Praet
2012-02-28 2:46 ` David Bremner
2012-02-19 20:47 ` [PATCH 2/6] NEWS: sync 'new.ignore' entry with its comment in notmuch-config.c Pieter Praet
2012-02-28 2:46 ` David Bremner
2012-02-19 20:47 ` [PATCH 3/6] cli: add '--debug' option to 'notmuch new' Pieter Praet
2012-02-19 20:47 ` [PATCH 4/6] cli: notmuch new: optionally output debug information when ignoring files/directories Pieter Praet
2012-02-19 20:47 ` [PATCH 5/6] test-lib.sh: pass 'NOTMUCH_NEW's args down to 'notmuch new' Pieter Praet
2012-02-19 20:47 ` [PATCH 6/6] test: another test wrt ignoring user-specified files and directories Pieter Praet
2012-08-31 21:13 ` David Bremner
2012-10-12 19:32 ` [PATCH] " Ethan Glasser-Camp
2012-10-20 20:42 ` David Bremner
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