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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/guix/scripts/locate.scm b/guix/scripts/locate.scm
index 79af533fd9..ae64f46896 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/locate.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/locate.scm
@@ -196,10 +196,15 @@ SELECT version FROM SchemaVersion ORDER BY version DESC LIMIT 1;"
;; System-wide database file name.
(string-append %localstatedir "/cache/guix/locate/db.sqlite"))
-(define (suitable-database create?)
+(define (file-age stat)
+ "Return the age of the file denoted by STAT in seconds."
+ (- (current-time) (stat:mtime stat)))
+
+(define (suitable-database create? age-update-threshold)
"Return a suitable database file. When CREATE? is true, the returned
database will be opened for writing; otherwise, return the most recent one,
-user or system."
+user or system. Do not return the system database if it is older than
+AGE-UPDATE-THRESHOLD seconds."
(if (zero? (getuid))
system-database-file
(if create?
@@ -207,10 +212,13 @@ user or system."
(let ((system (stat system-database-file #f))
(user (stat user-database-file #f)))
(if user
- (if (and system (> (stat:mtime system) (stat:mtime user)))
+ (if (and system
+ (> (stat:mtime system) (stat:mtime user))
+ (< (file-age system) age-update-threshold))
system-database-file
user-database-file)
- (if system
+ (if (and system
+ (< (file-age system) age-update-threshold))
system-database-file
user-database-file))))))
@@ -543,7 +551,7 @@ Locate FILE and return the list of packages that contain it.\n"))
(define %options
(list (option '(#\h "help") #f #f
- (lambda args (show-help) (exit 0)))
+ (lambda args (leave-on-EPIPE (show-help)) (exit 0)))
(option '(#\V "version") #f #f
(lambda (opt name arg result)
(show-version-and-exit "guix locate")))
@@ -595,10 +603,6 @@ Locate FILE and return the list of packages that contain it.\n"))
;; database.
(* 9 30 (* 24 60 60)))
- (define (file-age stat)
- ;; Return true if TIME denotes an "old" time.
- (- (current-time) (stat:mtime stat)))
-
(with-error-handling
(let* ((opts (parse-command-line args %options
(list %default-options)
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ Locate FILE and return the list of packages that contain it.\n"))
(clear? (assoc-ref opts 'clear?))
(update? (assoc-ref opts 'update?))
(glob? (assoc-ref opts 'glob?))
- (database ((assoc-ref opts 'database) update?))
+ (database ((assoc-ref opts 'database) update? age-update-threshold))
(method (assoc-ref opts 'method))
(files (reverse (filter-map (match-lambda
(('argument . arg) arg)