I recently lost a hard drive and after successfully restoring
everything, I think, I'm getting "Error opening database
`current.1':
DatabaseOpeningError: Couldn't detect type of database"
The directory current.1 contains the following files:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 30064640 Aug 28 23:44 docdata.glass
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 151 Aug 28 23:44 iamglass
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 767115264 Aug 28 23:44 position.glass
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 383213568 Aug 28 23:44 postlist.glass
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 203341824 Aug 28 23:44 termlist.glass
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 0 Aug 28 23:44 flintlock
I know that I was using 1.4.1 before, so I reinstalled that version and
now delve decided that the db was OK, however when I went to install
Xapia./XS/WritableDatabase.xs:30:47: error: missing binary operator
before token "("
#if defined XAPIAN_AT_LEAST && XAPIAN_AT_LEAST(1,5,0)
^
./XS/QueryParser.xs:54:47: error: missing binary operator before token
"("
#if defined XAPIAN_AT_LEAST && XAPIAN_AT_LEAST(1,5,0)
n::Search from cpan, it gave me errors.
I guess I'll have to upgrade the db to work with a newer version of
Xapian somehow. Is that possible?
Thanks,
Jim.
On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 07:29:13AM -0400, Jim Lynch wrote:> I recently lost a hard drive and after successfully restoring everything, I > think, I'm getting "Error opening database `current.1': > DatabaseOpeningError: Couldn't detect type of database" > > The directory current.1 contains the following files: > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 30064640 Aug 28 23:44 docdata.glass > -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 151 Aug 28 23:44 iamglass > -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 767115264 Aug 28 23:44 position.glass > -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 383213568 Aug 28 23:44 postlist.glass > -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 203341824 Aug 28 23:44 termlist.glass > -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 0 Aug 28 23:44 flintlockThis error just doesn't make sense to me - it should be impossible to get it when there's a file "current.1/iamglass", as there is here (unless you were running an ancient Xapian from before glass was added). I'd check that the code giving the exception is actually looking at the same directory your "ls -l" is. If you think it is, then I'd try "xapian-delve current.1", and if that fails "xapian-check current.1".> I know that I was using 1.4.1 before, so I reinstalled that version and now > delve decided that the db was OK, however when I went to install > Xapia./XS/WritableDatabase.xs:30:47: error: missing binary operator before > token "(" > #if defined XAPIAN_AT_LEAST && XAPIAN_AT_LEAST(1,5,0) > ^ > ./XS/QueryParser.xs:54:47: error: missing binary operator before token "(" > #if defined XAPIAN_AT_LEAST && XAPIAN_AT_LEAST(1,5,0) > n::Search from cpan, it gave me errors.Unfortunately this construct fails to compile when XAPIAN_AT_LEAST isn't defined. I'll fix uses of it, but meanwhile the simple workaround is to use xapian-core 1.4.2 or newer, as the XAPIAN_AT_LEAST macro was added in 1.4.2.> I guess I'll have to upgrade the db to work with a newer version of Xapian > somehow. Is that possible?Generally I'd strongly recommend using the latest version from the stable release series you're using, i.e. 1.4.7 currently. Database formats and ABI are kept compatible across a release series, and any API changes should be upwardly compatible. Cheers, Olly
Hi, Olly, I have no idea what was going on. I installed xapian from Ubuntu repos and had the issue. xapian-delve and xapian-check gave me the same errors. I've now build the libs and perl bindings from source and all is well. I do not know, but I'm happy it's working again. Thanks, Jim. On 09/19/2018 04:23 PM, Olly Betts wrote:> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 07:29:13AM -0400, Jim Lynch wrote: >> I recently lost a hard drive and after successfully restoring everything, I >> think, I'm getting "Error opening database `current.1': >> DatabaseOpeningError: Couldn't detect type of database" >> >> The directory current.1 contains the following files: >> >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 30064640 Aug 28 23:44 docdata.glass >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 151 Aug 28 23:44 iamglass >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 767115264 Aug 28 23:44 position.glass >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 383213568 Aug 28 23:44 postlist.glass >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 203341824 Aug 28 23:44 termlist.glass >> -rw-rw-r-- 1 jwl jwl 0 Aug 28 23:44 flintlock > This error just doesn't make sense to me - it should be impossible to > get it when there's a file "current.1/iamglass", as there is here > (unless you were running an ancient Xapian from before glass was > added). > > I'd check that the code giving the exception is actually looking at > the same directory your "ls -l" is. > > If you think it is, then I'd try "xapian-delve current.1", and > if that fails "xapian-check current.1". > >> I know that I was using 1.4.1 before, so I reinstalled that version and now >> delve decided that the db was OK, however when I went to install >> Xapia./XS/WritableDatabase.xs:30:47: error: missing binary operator before >> token "(" >> #if defined XAPIAN_AT_LEAST && XAPIAN_AT_LEAST(1,5,0) >> ^ >> ./XS/QueryParser.xs:54:47: error: missing binary operator before token "(" >> #if defined XAPIAN_AT_LEAST && XAPIAN_AT_LEAST(1,5,0) >> n::Search from cpan, it gave me errors. > Unfortunately this construct fails to compile when XAPIAN_AT_LEAST isn't > defined. I'll fix uses of it, but meanwhile the simple workaround is to > use xapian-core 1.4.2 or newer, as the XAPIAN_AT_LEAST macro was added > in 1.4.2. > >> I guess I'll have to upgrade the db to work with a newer version of Xapian >> somehow. Is that possible? > Generally I'd strongly recommend using the latest version from the > stable release series you're using, i.e. 1.4.7 currently. Database > formats and ABI are kept compatible across a release series, and any API > changes should be upwardly compatible. > > Cheers, > Olly > >