[ZODB-Dev] Pack problem

[Frédéric Iterbeke]

Hello Jim,

Op 30/06/2014 12:45, Jim Fulton schreef:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 4:32 AM, Frédéric Iterbeke
> <Frederic.Iterbeke at ugent.be>  wrote:
>> If you set pack-gc = false it's normal that nothing is removed.
> No, it's not.
Well, thanks for the clarification.

>> If you think the code is doing something wrong and you would like to try
>> packing anyway, I would suggest you just comment the entire if in the
>> fspack.py code and try running this version. If I read the code correctly,
>> this would force (at least trying) a pack in any case, assuming
>> pack-gc=true.
> Really? You're suggesting modifying the code.
Sometimes I modify code like that in isolated environments to try to 
patch things or debug problems. Yes, also with code I haven't written 
myself or reviewed from the first 'till the last line.

I did not suggest committing any change to the current codebase, if that 
is what you were implying.

>> I'm not guaranteeing anything and I'm just a zodb user though ;)
> And yet you suggest modifying code you don't understand.
>
> Amazing.
I was just trying to help. Which is the purpose of this list, is it not?
>> And
>> remember to use a copy of your data when doing stuff like this ;)
> At least you suggested making a copy.
At least you tried giving a relevant answer later on in the thread.

Ever thought of the fact that the information you just gave on this list 
on the workings of pack, which other people are trying to comprehend and 
interpret right, is nowhere to be found in documentation? So users are 
left to find out for themselves.

Or should we all try to fully understand each letter of code in a 
product before using it?

It's posts like this that make me not want to try to help others anymore.

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