From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 shortcircuit=no autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from localhost (dcvr.yhbt.net [127.0.0.1]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4A871FCC6 for ; Sun, 29 May 2016 02:23:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric Wong To: meta@public-inbox.org Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL: note Debian bug #808610 corruption Date: Sun, 29 May 2016 02:23:36 +0000 Message-Id: <20160529022336.16272-1-e@80x24.org> List-Id: Ugh, this is a nasty corruption bug and I can't recommend this project for Debian 8.0 users without documenting this. --- INSTALL | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 40cd6ca..e57fbb6 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -51,6 +51,30 @@ Optional modules: [3] - Optional for HTML web interface and HTTP/NNTP servers [4] - Optional for HTTP and NNTP servers +When installing Search::Xapian, make sure the underlying Xapian +is patched against the index corruption bug documented in: + + https://bugs.debian.org/808610 + +For Debian 8.0, this means installing from jessie-backports +until the fix lands in jessie. + +# Ensure the following line is in your apt sources.list(5) +# (typically /etc/apt/sources.list): + +deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main + +Then run: + + apt-get update + apt-get install -t jessie-backports libxapian22 + +to install the package. + +public-inbox will never store unregeneratable data in Xapian +or any other search database we might use; Xapian corruption +will not destroy critical data. + Copyright ---------