Auto-rename of db_dir/mainnet to db_dir/bitcoin
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Sorry about failed fmt. I would do it right away but I have to go AFK. I'm not certain I will be able to fix it up today because of unexpected health issues. :( |
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Hope you get well soon! |
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Added 8b8ebea. |
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This warns users that they shouldn't touch `db_dir` internals except for deleting the old `mainnet` database. It explains in details how to do upgrade and deleting properly, calls it out in release notes and fixes small style mistake in nearby heading. It can be thought of as more explicit/detailed version of 8b8ebea or a textual alternative to PR romanz#513.
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I'm not sure if this is a good idea. Data volumes are typically mounted from outside of the container, so it can't simply be renamed from within. |
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@schildbach you should mount the top-level directory (the one you supply in configuration), not internal directories. Mounting internal directories is equal to messing with internal structures. |
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@Kixunil I don't need the "testnet"/"mainnet" directories in my data volumes. I'm running separated containers and separated volumes for different chains already, so I mounted the specific data directories explicitly. |
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@schildbach frankly I don't like forcing subdirectories either. It'd be cleaner to just have a single directory and let the user worry about different instances. But given where we're today I don't think this can be changed without major disruption (just look at the spike of issues since 0.9 was released). And even if it was, I'd still prefer having a subdirectory for RocksDb, so that we can have database-independent version file at top-level and handle migrations cleanly (I was seriously considering proposing this change recently.) If we decide to change you'd be affected with your current setup. Please note that we never documented that the contents of directory is considered stable and we actually currently document the opposite. As much as I can feel your pain, I believe it'd be wise for you to modify your setup to treat the |
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@Kixunil Thanks for your suggestion. I've just changed my configuration accordingly (still on 0.8.11). |
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Shouldn't this be merged soon, so that people can upgrade to 0.9? |
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Rebased and refactored to use a separate function. |
Since version 0.9 the `mainnet` subdir is called `bitcoin` we need to rename it if auto reindex is specified to fulfill the purpose of auto reindex. The logic in this change keeps the intention of disabled auto reindex causing no changes.
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Since version 0.9 the
mainnetsubdir is calledbitcoinwe need torename it if auto reindex is specified to fulfill the purpose of auto
reindex. The logic in this change keeps the intention of disabled auto
reindex causing no changes.