Re: [darktable-devel] Library Lock Problem

2015-07-08 Thread Tobias Ellinghaus
Am Dienstag, 7. Juli 2015, 10:45:11 schrieb David Vincent-Jones: > Thanks Dave; ... yes I have repeatedly deleted the db.lock file but it > gets put back immediately as soom as I try a fresh start. > > Annoying! Of course it gets recreated. But once dt is closed it should get deleted again. Does

Re: [darktable-devel] Library Lock Problem

2015-07-08 Thread David Vincent-Jones
Thanks Tobias; I managed to solve the reoccurring problem after removing the lock file and doing a reboot. Next time that this occurs I will check the lock file for a pid content. David On Wed, 2015-07-08 at 12:25 +0200, Tobias Ellinghaus wrote: > Am Dienstag, 7. Juli 2015, 10:45:11 schrieb David

[darktable-devel] compare mode in LT

2015-07-08 Thread Gianni Carabelli
Hi all. I'm not a skilled DT user. After the migration from adobe software, I really missed the ability to compare 2 or more images in lighttable. So few months ago I wrote a patch that I use in my detached branch. I never pull-requested the patch because I think it's incomplete: there is no p

Re: [darktable-devel] Library Lock Problem

2015-07-08 Thread David Vincent-Jones
On Wed, 2015-07-08 at 12:25 +0200, Tobias Ellinghaus wrote: > Am Dienstag, 7. Juli 2015, 10:45:11 schrieb David Vincent-Jones: > > Thanks Dave; ... yes I have repeatedly deleted the db.lock file but it > > gets put back immediately as soom as I try a fresh start. > > > > Annoying! > > Of course i

Re: [darktable-devel] Library Lock Problem

2015-07-08 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* David Vincent-Jones [07-08-15 20:01]: [...] > Hi Tobias; Can you recommend a way to open and look inside a db.lock > file? The problem appears to be erratically reoccurring. Not Tobias, but the lock file is just text. cat ./library.db.lock or use a text editor or ... ps: file ./library.db.

Re: [darktable-devel] Library Lock Problem

2015-07-08 Thread James C. McPherson
On 9/07/15 10:50 AM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * David Vincent-Jones [07-08-15 20:01]: > [...] >> Hi Tobias; Can you recommend a way to open and look inside a db.lock >> file? The problem appears to be erratically reoccurring. > > Not Tobias, but the lock file is just text. >cat ./library.d