[ZODB-Dev] Re: [Zope-Checkins] CVS: ZODB3/ZODB/FileStorage - fspack.py:1.3

[Chris Withers]

Toby Dickenson wrote:

>>+            raise FileStorageError(
>>+                "The database has already been packed to a later time"
>>+                " or no changes have been made since the last pack")
> 
> 
> In the past Ive found it counterproductive for applications to have to deal 
> with this exception.
> 
> If we want to leave FileStorage raising an exception in this case, perhaps 
> DB.pack could catch and swallow a RedundantPackError?

I'd totally agree with this.

I have an app which actually has to check for that value to make sure it can 
safely be ignored, as opposed to other types of FileStorageError, which can't...

cheers,

Chris