+ notmuch_query_t *query;
+
+ if (! output)
+ return NOTMUCH_STATUS_NULL_POINTER;
+
+ query = _notmuch_query_constructor (notmuch, query_string);
+ if (! query)
+ return NOTMUCH_STATUS_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+
+ if (syntax == NOTMUCH_QUERY_SYNTAX_SEXP && ! HAVE_SFSEXP) {
+ _notmuch_database_log (notmuch, "sexp query parser not available");
+ return NOTMUCH_STATUS_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+ }
+
+ query->syntax = syntax;
+
+ *output = query;
+
+ return NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static notmuch_status_t
+_notmuch_query_ensure_parsed_xapian (notmuch_query_t *query)
+{