[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #698: invalid cross-device link (NFS?)

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#698: invalid cross-device link (NFS?)
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 Reporter:  srepmub        |             Owner:  olly
     Type:  defect         |            Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
Component:  Backend-Chert  |           Version:
 Severity:  normal         |        Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |        Blocked By:
 Blocking:                 |  Operating System:  Linux
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Comment (by olly):

 Thanks.

 If it's just an occasional bogus error from that `rename()` (e.g. due to
 that NFS bug, or something similar), we could simply retry the `rename()`
 if it fails with `EXDEV` (it would need to be a limited number of retries
 to avoid the risk of an infinite loop).  But I'd rather not just make that
 sort of change without understanding more about the situation it's trying
 to solve - it's not good to end up with a codebase full of hacks which we
 aren't sure about the reasons for.

 Also probably worth mentioning that the default backend (glass) in 1.4.x
 will do less of this renaming (one file per commit rather than 3-5 files
 per commit) so will probably suffer less from this issue.

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