[PATCH 3/3] compact: Provide user with more error feedback

[Ben Gamari]

Provide instructions on what to do when we couldn't move the compacted
database into place.

Signed-off-by: Ben Gamari <bgamari.foss at gmail.com>
---
 lib/database.cc | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc
index 57c2292..6f9fed1 100644
--- a/lib/database.cc
+++ b/lib/database.cc
@@ -938,7 +938,23 @@ notmuch_database_compact (const char* path,
     }

     if (rename(compact_xapian_path, xapian_path)) {
-       fprintf (stderr, "Error moving compacted database\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "Error moving compacted database into place: %s\n", 
strerror(errno));
+       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "Encountered error %s while moving the compacted 
database,\n",
+                strerror(errno));
+       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "    %s\n", compact_xapian_path);
+       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "to\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "    %s\n", xapian_path);
+       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+       fprintf (stderr, "Please identify the reason for this and move the 
compacted database into place manually.\n");
+       if (backup_path != NULL) {
+           fprintf (stderr, "Otherwise, you can revert to the backup database 
located at,\n");
+           fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+           fprintf (stderr, "    %s\n", backup_path);
+       }
        ret = NOTMUCH_STATUS_FILE_ERROR;
        goto DONE;
     }
-- 
1.8.1.2