* close it. Thus, we explicitly close it here. */
if (notmuch->open) {
try {
- /* If there's an outstanding transaction, it's unclear if
- * closing the Xapian database commits everything up to
- * that transaction, or may discard committed (but
- * unflushed) transactions. To be certain, explicitly
- * cancel any outstanding transaction before closing. */
- if (_notmuch_database_mode (notmuch) == NOTMUCH_DATABASE_MODE_READ_WRITE &&
- notmuch->atomic_nesting)
- notmuch->writable_xapian_db->cancel_transaction ();
-
/* Close the database. This implicitly flushes
- * outstanding changes. */
+ * outstanding changes. If there is an open (non-flushed)
+ * transaction, ALL pending changes will be discarded */
notmuch->xapian_db->close ();
} catch (const Xapian::Error &error) {
status = NOTMUCH_STATUS_XAPIAN_EXCEPTION;