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Change checkpoint_data and restore_connection_on_error to subtransaction checkpoint_data and restore_connection_on_error used to commit() and rollback() the db connection. This causes additional I/O and load. Changed them to use 'SAVEPOINT name' and 'ROLLBACK TO name' to get a faster method for handling errors within a tranaction. One thing to note is that postgresql (unlike SQL std) doesn't overwrite an older savepoint with he same name. It keeps all savepoints but only rolls back to the newest one with a given name. This could be a resource issue. I left a commented out release statement in case somebody runs into an issue due to too many savepoints. I expect it to slow down the import but....
author John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
date Sat, 29 Jan 2022 11:29:36 -0500
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Roundup: an Issue-Tracking System for Knowledge Workers
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INSTANT GRATIFICATION
=====================

The impatient may try Roundup immediately by running demo.py from
the source directory::

   python demo.py

This will create new tracker home in "demo" subdirectory and start
server. To reset demo instance::

   python demo.py nuke


Tracker Home
=============
"Tracker Home" is main concept when starting with Roundup. It is
directory where all your tracker data is stored. This directory is
created every time when new tracker is initialized and includes
tracker configuration, database, template, schema and extensions.


Installation
============
Please see "doc/installation.txt"


Upgrading
=========
Please see "doc/upgrading.txt"


Usage and Other Information
===========================
Start with the index.txt file in the "doc" directory. These
documentation files are written in reStructedText, which can be
converted into HTML format. If you have Sphinx installed, you can
do this by running::

   python setup.py build_doc

Resulting HTML files will be in "share/doc/roundup/html" directory.


For Developers
==============
To get started on development work, read the developers.txt file in
the "doc" directory.


License
=======
See COPYING.txt

Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/