* mu4e.texi: add FAQ about running mu while mu4e is already running

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2012-03-24 11:19:41 +02:00
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@ -1222,6 +1222,19 @@ up-to-a-limited-number matches. Same for the other search based commands,
(default: @key{b}).
@item @emph{How can I easily include attachments in the messages I write?}
Drag-and-drop.
@item @emph{When I try do run @t{mu index} while @t{mu4e} os running I get
errors like @t{mu: mu_store_new_writable: xapian error 'Unable to get write
lock on ~/.mu/xapian: already locked'}. What can I do about this?} You get
this error because the underlying Xapian database allows itself to be opened
in read-write mode only once. There is not much @t{mu4e} can do about this,
but what you can do is telling @t{mu} to (gracefully) terminate:
@verbatim
pkill -2 -u $UID mu # send SIGINT
sleep 1
mu index
@end verbatim
@t{mu4e} will automatically restart @t{mu} when it needs it. In practice, this
seems to work quite well.
@end itemize
@node Known issues / missing features