Slowly improving the learning curve... --- Documentation/public-inbox-compact.pod | 5 +++++ Documentation/public-inbox-xcpdb.pod | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/public-inbox-compact.pod b/Documentation/public-inbox-compact.pod index 8e463ab1..4e9b6d9f 100644 --- a/Documentation/public-inbox-compact.pod +++ b/Documentation/public-inbox-compact.pod @@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ It enforces the use of the C<--no-renumber> option of L<xapian-compact(1)> which is required to work with the rest of the public-inbox search code. +This command is rarely needed for active inboxes. + +Using the C<--compact> option of L<public-inbox-index(1)> +is recommended, instead, and only when doing a C<--reindex>. + =head1 OPTIONS =over diff --git a/Documentation/public-inbox-xcpdb.pod b/Documentation/public-inbox-xcpdb.pod index 2b38f1da..52939894 100644 --- a/Documentation/public-inbox-xcpdb.pod +++ b/Documentation/public-inbox-xcpdb.pod @@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ accept parallel Xapian database modifications from L<public-inbox-watch(1)>, L<public-inbox-mda(1)>, L<public-inbox-learn(1)>, and L<public-inbox-index(1)>. +This command is rarely used, as Xapian DB formats rarely +change. + =head1 OPTIONS =over -- unsubscribe: one-click, see List-Unsubscribe header archive: https://public-inbox.org/meta/
