From 9005cb3dced86b78715fef0472a83813003e8e0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Wong Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:00:20 +0000 Subject: extindex: warn and hint about --gc on bad ibx_id Stale entries from newsgroup name changes (including adding a `publicinbox..newsgroup' entry when none existed before) can wreak havoc during a --reindex. So give the hint to users about running -extindex with --gc to clean up stale entries. --- Documentation/public-inbox-extindex.pod | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/public-inbox-extindex.pod b/Documentation/public-inbox-extindex.pod index fbb12fe9..be4ea4de 100644 --- a/Documentation/public-inbox-extindex.pod +++ b/Documentation/public-inbox-extindex.pod @@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ significant space savings on Xapian indices. =item --gc Perform garbage collection instead of indexing. Use this if -inboxes are removed from the extindex, or if messages are -purged or removed from some inboxes. +inboxes are removed from the extindex, a newsgroup name is +set or changed, or if messages are purged or removed from +some inboxes. =item --reindex -- cgit v1.2.3-24-ge0c7