Re: .elmo/cache

Thomas,

Not only do I delete my .elmo/cache directory whenever I get too
confused about how WL works, I believe there is some data stored there
that you *must* clean out if you change certain variables.  Whenever I
modify the follwing variables, I delete that directory.

wl-message-sort-field-list
wl-message-ignored-field-list
elmo-msgdb-extra-fields

There may be more, I am not sure.

I think that it would be really cool if WL was able to also cache the
state of those variables, and then if it was to detect a change,
invalidate the cache as needed.

Thanks,
Rob

On Sun, 06 May 2018 13:28:35 -0700,
Ken Gunderson wrote:
> 
> From memory, cuz it has been a while since I did this; I am pretty
> sure it is safe to nuke it, as it will be recreated upon a full sync.
> This presumes IMAP account because I've never used Wanderlust
> w/anything else, so cannot vouche for else ;D
> 
> Caveat Emptor being.... how big a hurry you are in - may want to wait
> for further confirmation if not.
> 
> btw- Cool that you go to Duke.
> 
> Rock on-- Ken
> 
> On Sun, 06 May 2018 12:35:32 -0600,
> Thomas Narten wrote:
> > 
> > I've wondered this for a while and suspect I know the answer...
> > 
> > Is .elmo/cache 100% just a cache? I.e., safe to delete, no need save
> > when doing backups?
> > 
> > In past, when my WL got really whacked, I've deleted the directory and
> > nothing bad seems to happen. It just gets recreated and life goes on.
> > 
> > Mine is 1.5GB in size at moment...
> > 
> > Is there a proper way to delete/cleanout the cache?
> > 
> > Note: I know about things like:
> > 
> > > ;;days since last access, i.e atime. (default: 50)
> > > (elmo-cache-expire-by-age  14)
> > > 
> > > ;;kilobytes (default 30000)
> > > (elmo-cache-expire-by-size 1024)
> > 
> > which are more about keeping the cache in check long term. I'm asking
> > about completely deleting it.
> > 
> > Thomas
> > 
>