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Re: [PATCH] git-mailsplit: with maildirs try to process new/ if cur/ is empty

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MCMichael Cohen <michaeljosephcohen@mac.com>
Date
Nov 6, 2007, 01:41 UTC
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On Nov 5, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Alex Riesen wrote:
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> Gerrit Pape, Mon, Nov 05, 2007 13:49:20 +0100:
>> +	for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
>> +		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s", path, sub[i]);
>> +		if ((dir = opendir(name)) == NULL) {
>> +			error("cannot opendir %s (%s)", name, strerror(errno));
>> +			return -1;
>> +		}
>
> Why is missing "cur" (or "new", for that matter) a fatal error?
> Why is it error at all? How about just ignoring the fact?
In Maildir format, cur and new hold the mails. :P
-mjc
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Message 7 of 20 in “git-mailsplit: with maildirs try to process new/ if cur/ is empty”
  1. git-mailsplit: with maildirs try to process new/ if cur/ is emptyGerrit Pape, Oct 26, 2007
  2. Fernando J. PeredaOct 26, 2007
  3. git-mailsplit: with maildirs try to process new/ if cur/ is emptyGerrit Pape, Nov 5, 2007
  4. Jakub NarebskiNov 5, 2007
  5. Jeff KingNov 5, 2007
  6. Alex RiesenNov 5, 2007
  7. Michael CohenNov 6, 2007
  8. Alex RiesenNov 6, 2007
  9. Jeff KingNov 6, 2007
  10. Johannes SchindelinNov 6, 2007
  11. Jeff KingNov 6, 2007
  12. Johannes SchindelinNov 6, 2007
  13. Karl HasselströmNov 6, 2007
  14. Johannes SchindelinNov 6, 2007
  15. Alex RiesenNov 6, 2007
  16. git-mailsplit: with maildirs not only process cur/, but also new/Gerrit Pape, Nov 6, 2007
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2007
  18. Jeff KingNov 8, 2007
  19. Alex RiesenNov 8, 2007
  20. Fernando J. PeredaNov 8, 2007

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