[Zope-dev] Weird ConflictErrors on startup

[Chris Withers]

> I think Ive seen this before, when Product initialization modifies a
> persistent object, then causes an exception (ImportError, or
> whatever). You see these ConflictErrors if a subsequent Product
> initialization also modifies a persistent object.

Hmmm... bit strange that going into /var and doing an rm * and then starting
Zope proved a very effective way of eradicating this problem. Sadly it also
removes all your data ;-)

> I guess the transaction in which that first product was initialized
> was not correctly aborted.

Is that likely to be a Zope bug?

> Ive not looked at this in detail, since its only a problem if you have
> broken products. My priority has always been to unbreak them....

Well, to my knowledge, none of the products were broken, so...

cheers,

Chris