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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 4ca8c1cc..f16192fb 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ typedef struct command {
typedef struct {
int ignore_read_only_directories;
+ int saw_read_only_directory;
int total_files;
int processed_files;
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ add_files_recursive (notmuch_database_t *notmuch,
if (state->ignore_read_only_directories &&
(st->st_mode & S_IWUSR) == 0)
{
+ state->saw_read_only_directory = TRUE;
goto DONE;
}
@@ -463,6 +465,7 @@ setup_command (int argc, char *argv[])
printf ("Next, we'll inspect the messages and create a database of threads:\n");
add_files_state.ignore_read_only_directories = FALSE;
+ add_files_state.saw_read_only_directory = FALSE;
add_files_state.total_files = count;
add_files_state.processed_files = 0;
add_files_state.added_messages = 0;
@@ -493,10 +496,6 @@ setup_command (int argc, char *argv[])
printf ("When new mail is delivered to %s in the future,\n"
"run \"notmuch new\" to add it to the database.\n\n",
mail_directory);
- printf ("And if you have any sub-directories that are archives (that is,\n"
- "they will never receive new mail), marking these directores as\n"
- "read-only (chmod u-w /path/to/dir) will make \"notmuch new\"\n"
- "much more efficient (it won't even look in those directories).\n\n");
if (ret) {
printf ("Note: At least one error was encountered: %s\n",
@@ -531,6 +530,7 @@ new_command (int argc, char *argv[])
mail_directory = notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch);
add_files_state.ignore_read_only_directories = TRUE;
+ add_files_state.saw_read_only_directory = FALSE;
add_files_state.total_files = 0;
add_files_state.processed_files = 0;
add_files_state.added_messages = 0;
@@ -562,8 +562,15 @@ new_command (int argc, char *argv[])
printf ("No new mail---and that's not much.\n");
}
+ if (elapsed > 1 && ! add_files_state.saw_read_only_directory) {
+ printf ("\nTip: If you have any sub-directories that are archives (that is,\n"
+ "they will never receive new mail), marking these directores as\n"
+ "read-only (chmod u-w /path/to/dir) will make \"notmuch new\"\n"
+ "much more efficient (it won't even look in those directories).\n");
+ }
+
if (ret) {
- printf ("Note: At least one error was encountered: %s\n",
+ printf ("\nNote: At least one error was encountered: %s\n",
notmuch_status_to_string (ret));
}