From unknown Thu Jun 19 16:19:54 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#37804 <37804@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#37804 <37804@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: getmail service documentation error? Reply-To: bug#37804 <37804@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 23:19:54 +0000 retitle 37804 getmail service documentation error? reassign 37804 guix submitter 37804 "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" severity 37804 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Oct 18 03:05:39 2019 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Oct 2019 07:05:39 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49202 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMKQ-0008Ql-PZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:05:39 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:42765) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMKO-0008Qd-JD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:05:37 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:55516) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMKM-00018D-WF for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:05:36 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMKL-0001HF-Mf for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:05:34 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:51754 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMKL-0001ER-6P for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:05:33 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4DC153604C5; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:05:30 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1571382330; bh=50Ic/8WcyQojuiuX6ut1L+61sulwF/m64i5rpa1TbNc=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject; b=YYdV+sp02GVvRx4BqXdMzbyNsNVTgpd2D8rkJDsuJtOCz52lbV883KGPTrFdOqF++ b1df7oFFUVk0LaXZSTBSO1qFcoDzliopM5fcijEKsDmx4tE0PGU194dpGaXfymLOZd 5Vex8X3645zgE49zhEtbVhpHWYYoemj9dV5QSN28= Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:05:29 +0200 From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: getmail service documentation error? Message-ID: <20191018070529.dnqp2qcnsimjoet4@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="6bh443ba25sq3evh" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 5.45.111.108 X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: Christopher Baines X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) --6bh443ba25sq3evh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The documentation of the getmail service=E2=80=99s delete_after setting i= s confusing and appears to contradict upstream documentation at . I am not sure, but the code in the getmail file in the getmail source code also appears to call destination.deliver_message before deleting, in agreement with upstream. Can someone with knowledge check? Shall I push the attached patch? Regards, Florian --6bh443ba25sq3evh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="0001-Fix-documentation-of-delete_after-in-the-getmail-ser.patch" >From 971fee0af8908acdc73498917a8a55811122ac8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Pelz Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:52:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix documentation of delete_after in the getmail service. * doc/guix.texi (Getmail service): Remove the word `not'. * gnu/services/getmail.scm (getmail-options-configuration): Ditto. --- doc/guix.texi | 2 +- gnu/services/getmail.scm | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index a38eb2aa7c..32d2ffe044 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -17435,7 +17435,7 @@ Defaults to @samp{#f}. @deftypevr {@code{getmail-options-configuration} parameter} non-negative-integer delete-after Getmail will delete messages this number of days after seeing them, if -they have not been delivered. This means messages will be left on the +they have been delivered. This means messages will be left on the server this number of days after delivering them. A value of @samp{0} disabled this feature. diff --git a/gnu/services/getmail.scm b/gnu/services/getmail.scm index b807bb3a5d..b3d86cb65c 100644 --- a/gnu/services/getmail.scm +++ b/gnu/services/getmail.scm @@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ server.") (delete-after (non-negative-integer 0) "Getmail will delete messages this number of days after seeing them, if -they have not been delivered. This means messages will be left on the server -this number of days after delivering them. A value of @samp{0} disabled this +they have been delivered. This means messages will be left on the server this +number of days after delivering them. A value of @samp{0} disabled this feature.") (delete-bigger-than (non-negative-integer 0) -- 2.23.0 --6bh443ba25sq3evh-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Oct 18 03:47:25 2019 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Oct 2019 07:47:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49217 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMyo-00012w-Km for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:47:25 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:45848) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMym-00012n-Jb for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:47:21 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59874) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMyk-0003sQ-TV for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:47:19 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMyj-0000Iw-Dx for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:47:18 -0400 Received: from mira.cbaines.net ([212.71.252.8]:50586) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iLMyi-0000IK-26 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:47:17 -0400 Received: from localhost (cpc102582-walt20-2-0-cust14.13-2.cable.virginm.net [86.27.34.15]) by mira.cbaines.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 76F5C17584; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:47:14 +0100 (BST) Received: from capella (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 3a7b1f69; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:47:13 +0000 (UTC) References: <20191018070529.dnqp2qcnsimjoet4@pelzflorian.localdomain> User-agent: mu4e 1.2.0; emacs 26.3 From: Christopher Baines To: "pelzflorian \(Florian Pelz\)" Subject: Re: getmail service documentation error? In-reply-to: <20191018070529.dnqp2qcnsimjoet4@pelzflorian.localdomain> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:47:11 +0100 Message-ID: <87r23aqyv4.fsf@cbaines.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 212.71.252.8 X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: bug-guix@gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) writes: > The documentation of the getmail service=E2=80=99s delete_after setting is > confusing and appears to contradict upstream documentation at > . > > I am not sure, but the code in the getmail file in the getmail source > code also appears to call destination.deliver_message before deleting, > in agreement with upstream. > > Can someone with knowledge check? Shall I push the attached patch? 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Message-ID: <20191018080231.xqm73vngjpeprhca@pelzflorian.localdomain> References: <20191018070529.dnqp2qcnsimjoet4@pelzflorian.localdomain> <87r23aqyv4.fsf@cbaines.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87r23aqyv4.fsf@cbaines.net> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 37804-done Cc: 37804-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 08:47:11AM +0100, Christopher Baines wrote: > The change and patch looks reasonable to me. Pushed. Thank you! From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Oct 18 04:09:19 2019 Received: (at 37804) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Oct 2019 08:09:19 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49248 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iLNK3-0001hE-Bz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:09:19 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:41254 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iLNJz-0001gx-EC for 37804@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:09:18 -0400 Received: from pelzflorian.localdomain (unknown [5.45.111.108]) by mail.pelzflorian.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2E7C43604C5 for <37804@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:09:14 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=pelzflorian.de; s=mail; t=1571386154; bh=Jb9iZwbj31Y0mg5a2AYLgwUkZoawtBrpv3Y0xtXTXNI=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=HMxjEp88QTxOkkB48cZIWkzoVkIcitnfxH+iJyDbIhC/kYX6MxUkGq53MvsXE2uON C5+dm3GBJjMlnmfRrqz+fzU3hldgrLarHpt0O+foESFHWQKxG5YFm7UK4EJYed3kwK uNIE3+oesz5iZz3ffnvtCwQQCkuDPixc4K2624ac= Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:09:13 +0200 From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" To: 37804@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#37804: getmail service documentation error? Message-ID: <20191018080913.boqyojcwzrw2tkfu@pelzflorian.localdomain> References: <20191018070529.dnqp2qcnsimjoet4@pelzflorian.localdomain> <87r23aqyv4.fsf@cbaines.net> <20191018080231.xqm73vngjpeprhca@pelzflorian.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20191018080231.xqm73vngjpeprhca@pelzflorian.localdomain> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20180716 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 37804 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:02:31AM +0200, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) wrote: > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 08:47:11AM +0100, Christopher Baines wrote: > > The change and patch looks reasonable to me. > > > Pushed. Thank you! > > > I forgot prefixing the commit with doc. Too late now. Sorry. From unknown Thu Jun 19 16:19:54 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator