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author | Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> | 2016-05-29 02:17:58 +0000 |
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committer | Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> | 2016-05-29 02:23:24 +0000 |
commit | 2980bf96b647f2e2461ded6b5c05da13ab89650f (patch) | |
tree | 716007aaafaab32412ee1678ef331d9ed8e00ca0 | |
parent | 61a720a97ab942a4134aa105a10532cee50dd01f (diff) | |
download | public-inbox-2980bf96b647f2e2461ded6b5c05da13ab89650f.tar.gz |
Ugh, this is a nasty corruption bug and I can't recommend this project for Debian 8.0 users without documenting this.
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@@ -51,6 +51,30 @@ Optional modules: [3] - Optional for HTML web interface and HTTP/NNTP servers [4] - Optional for HTTP and NNTP servers +When installing Search::Xapian, make sure the underlying Xapian +is patched against the index corruption bug documented in: + + https://bugs.debian.org/808610 + +For Debian 8.0, this means installing from jessie-backports +until the fix lands in jessie. + +# Ensure the following line is in your apt sources.list(5) +# (typically /etc/apt/sources.list): + +deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main + +Then run: + + apt-get update + apt-get install -t jessie-backports libxapian22 + +to install the package. + +public-inbox will never store unregeneratable data in Xapian +or any other search database we might use; Xapian corruption +will not destroy critical data. + Copyright --------- |