mapbox / mapbox/tippecanoe

Database is locked

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Description

Hi,

I have problems when joining multiple mbtiles files in one and output the result on a network share (SMB share). The process crash with a "database is locked" error.
I tried with TIPPECANOE_MAX_THREADS=1, to disable multithreading with no luck.
It seems that this issue is related to sqlite, maybe this can help
For the moment, mouting the volume with nolock is a good workaround but i'm looking for a better solution.

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the multi-MBTiles join while writing to an SMB share, with TIPPECANOE_MAX_THREADS=1, then compare the failure with SQLite's locking guidance; done means the join completes without the database-locked error or requiring the nolock workaround.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, sqlite
Domain
databases, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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