Grant Baillie wrote:
> 
> The repository is not intended to be either forward or backward
> compatible. However, there are checks in place that are supposed to detect
> if you're trying to load an incompatible repository, and put up a dialog
> in that case. So far as I know, there is no difference in repository
> format between Chandler 1.0.2 and trunk.
> 

…


Jeffrey Harris wrote:
> 
> Generally speaking, this won't work. Certain source code changes
> invalidate old repositories. If the source code hasn't changed between a
> released version and a later version, you'll get lucky and it'll work, but
> don't rely on this.
> 

Thank you both. Below, some background information and just one question re:
regaining confidence following an import or restore.

I assume now that my use of three versions — 

 * 1.0.2 
 * Chandler_intel-osx-leopard_1.1.dev-r16593-20080924143343
 * revision 16627, patched

— with one repository, was contributory to one or both of 
<https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12508> and 
<https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12509>. 

Also, <https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12505> notes that
Chandler did not launch properly when I experimented with patched revision
16627.

========
Option A
========

Setting aside the following files/directories: 
__repository__
__repository__.backup.001
__repository__.backup.002
backup.chex
binary_backup.tgz

I can launch Chandler 1.0.2, import from the 8.5 MB backup.chex then check
and repair the repository.

========
Option B
========

As binary_backup.tgz was only 4 KB I might:

1. later, at home, use Time Machine to restore from an external volume a
more complete binary_backup.tgz 

2. use Chandler 1.0.2 to restore (from binary_backup.tgz)

3. use Chandler 1.0.2 to check and repair the repository.

================================
Regaining confidence: a question
================================

Following either approach --
(A) import from backup.chex or (B) restore from binary_backup.tgz --
is a subsequent 'Check and Repair' of the repository sufficient to regain
confidence?

==========
Side notes
==========

i) <https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12343#c3> the three
webcal:// subscriptions were those that previously passed at
<https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12439#c7>. All three
were relatively large, and two of three were identically named 'Jewish
Holidays'. Subscription in Chandler 1.0.2 presents those two without
distinction. Comparable subscription in iCal distinguishes one of the two,
'Jewish Holidays 2'.

ii) Re option (A) above, almost immediately after a first import, I
carelessly crashed the application (bugged by
<https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11696> on my peripheral
display with menu bar). 

During the second run I noted an import of over 29,661 records then dragged
the window to the LCD that's integral to my MacBook Pro. (Here, I guess, bug
11696 is less likely to strike.)
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