- if (!no_exclude) {
- const char **search_exclude_tags;
- size_t search_exclude_tags_length;
- unsigned int i;
-
- search_exclude_tags = notmuch_config_get_search_exclude_tags
- (config, &search_exclude_tags_length);
- for (i = 0; i < search_exclude_tags_length; i++)
- notmuch_query_add_tag_exclude (query, search_exclude_tags[i]);
+ /* We always apply set the exclude flag. The
+ * exclude=true|false option controls whether or not we return
+ * threads that only match in an excluded message */
+ const char **search_exclude_tags;
+ size_t search_exclude_tags_length;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ search_exclude_tags = notmuch_config_get_search_exclude_tags
+ (config, &search_exclude_tags_length);
+ for (i = 0; i < search_exclude_tags_length; i++)
+ notmuch_query_add_tag_exclude (query, search_exclude_tags[i]);
+
+ if (exclude == EXCLUDE_FALSE) {
+ notmuch_query_set_omit_excluded (query, FALSE);
+ params.omit_excluded = FALSE;