Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] notmuch-new: Check for non-fatal errors from stat()

Subject: Re: [notmuch] [PATCH] notmuch-new: Check for non-fatal errors from stat()

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:37:00 -0800

To: Chris Wilson, notmuch@notmuchmail.org

Cc:

From: Carl Worth


On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:50:11 +0000, Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> wrote:
> Currently we assume that all errors on stat() a dname is fatal (but
> continue anyway and report the error at the end). However, some errors
> reported by stat() such as a missing file or insufficient privilege,
> we can simply ignore and skip the file. For the others, such as a fault
> (unlikely!) or out-of-memory, we handle like the other fatal errors by
> jumping to the end.

Thanks! Pushed.

-Carl
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