TODO: Add item for the build system to support a non-source-dir build

[notmuch] / TODO

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@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ Fix the things that are causing the most pain to new users
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 1. A new import is tagging all messages as "inbox" -- total pain
 
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 1. A new import is tagging all messages as "inbox" -- total pain
 

-2. Allow an easy way to get tags from directory names (if the user has them)
-

 Emacs interface (notmuch.el)
 ----------------------------
 Emacs interface (notmuch.el)
 ----------------------------

+Add notmuch-bcc and notmuch-cc for setting default Bcc and Cc values,
+(should affect the message-setup-hook).
+

 Switch the notmuch-search view to use "notmuch search --format=json"
 to fix large classes of bugs regarding poorly-escaped output and lame
 regular expressions. (The most recently found, unfixed example is the
 Switch the notmuch-search view to use "notmuch search --format=json"
 to fix large classes of bugs regarding poorly-escaped output and lame
 regular expressions. (The most recently found, unfixed example is the


@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ current message/thread and make searches not return deleted messages
 by default, (unless the user asks explicitly for deleted messags in
 the search query).
 
 by default, (unless the user asks explicitly for deleted messags in
 the search query).
 

+Add keybindings for next/previous thread.
+

 Add support to "mute" a thread (add a "muted" tag and then don't
 display threads in searches by default where any message of the thread
 has the "muted" tag).
 Add support to "mute" a thread (add a "muted" tag and then don't
 display threads in searches by default where any message of the thread
 has the "muted" tag).


@@ -57,10 +60,6 @@ Add a binding to open all closed messages.
 Change the 'a'rchive command in the thread view to only archive open
 messages.
 
 Change the 'a'rchive command in the thread view to only archive open
 messages.
 

-Portability
------------
-Fix configure script to test each compiler warning we want to use.
-

 Completion
 ----------
 Fix bash completion to complete multiple search options (both --first
 Completion
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 Fix bash completion to complete multiple search options (both --first


@@ -69,6 +68,21 @@ and *then* --max-threads), and also complete value for --sort=
 
 notmuch command-line tool
 -------------------------
 
 notmuch command-line tool
 -------------------------

+Add support to "notmuch search" and "notmuch show" to allow for
+listing of duplicate messages, (distinct filenames with the same
+Message-ID). I'm not sure what the option should be named. Perhaps
+--with-duplicates ?
+
+Add a -0 option to "notmuch search" so that one can safely deal with
+any filename with:
+
+       notmuch search --output=files -0 <terms> | xargs -0 <command>
+
+"notmuch setup" should use realpath() before replacing the
+configuration file. The ensures that the final target file of any
+intermediate symbolic links is what is actually replaced, (rather than
+any symbolic link).
+

 Replace "notmuch reply" with "notmuch compose --reply <search-terms>".
 This would enable a plain "notmuch compose" to be used to construct an
 initial message, (which would then have the properly configured name
 Replace "notmuch reply" with "notmuch compose --reply <search-terms>".
 This would enable a plain "notmuch compose" to be used to construct an
 initial message, (which would then have the properly configured name


@@ -89,15 +103,6 @@ option (or similar) to "notmuch show".) For now, this is being worked
 around in the emacs interface by noticing that "notmuch show" returns
 nothing and re-rerunning the command without the extra arguments.
 
 around in the emacs interface by noticing that "notmuch show" returns
 nothing and re-rerunning the command without the extra arguments.
 

-Teach "notmuch search" to return many different kinds of results. Some
-ideas:
-
-       notmuch search --output=threads # Default if no --output is given
-       notmuch search --output=messages
-       notmuch search --output=tags
-       notmuch search --output=addresses
-       notmuch search --output=terms
-

 Add a "--format" option to "notmuch search", (something printf-like
 for selecting what gets printed).
 
 Add a "--format" option to "notmuch search", (something printf-like
 for selecting what gets printed).
 


@@ -136,6 +141,17 @@ the confusing gmime-filter-headers.c code (which decodes).
 
 notmuch library
 ---------------
 
 notmuch library
 ---------------

+Add support for custom flag<->tag mappings. In the notmuch
+configuration file this could be
+
+       [maildir]
+       synchronize_flags = R:replied; D*:deleted; S:~unread;
+
+In the library interface this could be implemented with an array of
+structures to define the mapping (flag character, tag name,
+inverse-sense bit (~ above), and tag-when-any-file-flagged
+vs. tag-when-all-files-flagged (* above)).
+

 Add an interface to accept a "key" and a byte stream, rather than a
 filename.
 
 Add an interface to accept a "key" and a byte stream, rather than a
 filename.
 


@@ -236,13 +252,19 @@ fix old messages to be consistent.
 Start indexing the List-Id header, (and re-index this header for
 existing messages at the next database upgrade).
 
 Start indexing the List-Id header, (and re-index this header for
 existing messages at the next database upgrade).
 

-Start indexing the message file's directory and make it available for
-search as "folder:" (and re-index this value for existing messages at
-the next database upgrade).
-

 Add support for the user to specify custom headers to be indexed (and
 re-index these for existing messages at the next database upgrade).
 
 Add support for the user to specify custom headers to be indexed (and
 re-index these for existing messages at the next database upgrade).
 

+Build system
+------------
+Fix to allow a non-source-directory build. For example, the below
+should be made to work:
+
+       mkdir build_dir
+       cd build_dir
+       ../configure
+       make
+

 Test suite
 ----------
 Achieve 100% test coverage with the test suite.
 Test suite
 ----------
 Achieve 100% test coverage with the test suite.


@@ -256,8 +278,3 @@ database for the same corpus of email.
 
 Makefile should print message teaching user about LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or
 similar) if libdir is not set to a directory examined by ldconfig.
 
 Makefile should print message teaching user about LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or
 similar) if libdir is not set to a directory examined by ldconfig.

-
-Fix notmuch build system to work with gold, (apt-get
-binutils-gold). Need the notmuch binary to explicitly link againsts
-libraries it depends on, (rather than just getting them via
-libnotmuch).