From kde-core-devel  Sun Jul 02 23:23:24 2000
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 23:23:24 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Kab (Was: Re[2]: __ bug in kmail)
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=96258020331423

On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, Mirko Sucker wrote:
> Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Sergey Zhitomirsky wrote:
> > > Full output :
> > >
> > > [szh@szh szh]$ kmail
> > > entering KMKernel::init()
> > > kmail: AddressBook::reloaded: file has been reloaded.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::updateMirrorMap: updating mirror map.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::updateMirrorMap: done, no file loaded.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::reloaded: file has been reloaded.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::updateMirrorMap: updating mirror map.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::updateMirrorMap: done.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::updateMirrorMap: updating mirror map.
> > > kmail: AddressBook::updateMirrorMap: done.
> > > kmail: QConfigDB::save: saving database
> > > -->/home/szh/.kde/share/apps/kab/addressbook.kab. backup<--.
> >
> > Why does KAB always write out a database? Startup of KAB takes way too
> > much time IMO. The goal for applications should be too start up within
> > 0.3 seconds.
>
> Do you know what users shout at me if a simple bug destroys there address
> database?

We have the same problem with configuration files. Still, we don't start to 
make backup files of every configuration file during startup. I'm sure you 
had a reason to do what you are doing, that doesn't mean the current way of 
doing is necasserily the best. 

> ....
> But there will be a feature in the configuration to disable backup
> creation. Does anybody opt to disable it by default? I would opt for
> enabling it.

I have no problem with backups. I have a problem with backups which are made 
unnecasserily. I never touch my addressbook and yet, every time kmail starts, 
a backup is made???? What is that good for?

Cheers,
Waldo
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