+ status = _db_dir_exists (*database_path, message);
+ if (status) {
+ *database_path = NULL;
+ } else {
+ *split = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (! *database_path) {
+ notmuch_status_t status;
+
+ *database_path = talloc_asprintf (ctx, "%s/mail", getenv ("HOME"));
+ status = _db_dir_exists (*database_path, message);
+ if (status) {
+ *database_path = NULL;
+ }