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| -rw-r--r-- | notmuch-new.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch-new.c b/notmuch-new.c index 4f3e52fb..cdf85135 100644 --- a/notmuch-new.c +++ b/notmuch-new.c @@ -308,9 +308,16 @@ add_files_recursive (notmuch_database_t *notmuch, next = NULL; } - /* If this directory hasn't been modified since the last - * "notmuch new", then we can skip the second pass entirely. */ - if (fs_mtime <= db_mtime) + /* If the directory's modification time in the filesystem is the + * same as what we recorded in the database the last time we + * scanned it, then we can skip the second pass entirely. + * + * We test for strict equality here to avoid a bug that can happen + * if the system clock jumps backward, (preventing new mail from + * being discovered until the clock catches up and the directory + * is modified again). + */ + if (fs_mtime == db_mtime) goto DONE; /* Pass 2: Scan for new files, removed files, and removed directories. */ |