9385: gramps -L changes Last Accessed time/date

gramps/cli/clidbman.py

@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ class CLIDbManager(object):
         if not self.is_locked(dirpath):
             try:
                 database = self.dbstate.make_database(dbid)
-                database.load(dirpath, None)
+                database.load(dirpath, None, update=False)
                 retval = database.get_summary()
-                database.close()
+                database.close(update=False)
             except Exception as msg:
                 retval = {_("Unavailable"): str(msg)[:74] + "..."}
         else:

gramps/gen/db/generic.py

@@ -739,7 +739,11 @@ class DbGeneric(DbWriteBase, DbReadBase, UpdateCallback, Callback):
              force_schema_upgrade=False,
              force_bsddb_upgrade=False,
              force_bsddb_downgrade=False,
-             force_python_upgrade=False):
+             force_python_upgrade=False,
+             update=True):
+        """
+        If update is False: then don't update any files
+        """
         # run backend-specific code:
         self.initialize_backend(directory)
 
@@ -1688,11 +1692,16 @@ class DbGeneric(DbWriteBase, DbReadBase, UpdateCallback, Callback):
                 return False
         return True
 
-    def close(self):
+    def close(self, update=True):
+        """
+        Close the database.
+        if update is False, don't change access times, etc.
+        """
         if self._directory:
             # This is just a dummy file to indicate last modified time of the
             # database for gramps.cli.clidbman:
             filename = os.path.join(self._directory, "meta_data.db")
+            if update:
                 touch(filename)
                 # Save metadata
                 self.set_metadata('name_formats', self.name_formats)

gramps/plugins/database/bsddb_support/write.py

@@ -701,12 +701,17 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
     @catch_db_error
     def load(self, name, callback=None, mode=DBMODE_W, force_schema_upgrade=False,
              force_bsddb_upgrade=False, force_bsddb_downgrade=False,
-             force_python_upgrade=False):
+             force_python_upgrade=False, update=True):
+        """
+        If update is False: then don't update any files; open read-only
+        """
 
         if self.__check_readonly(name):
             mode = DBMODE_R
-        else:
+        elif update:
             write_lock_file(name)
+        else:
+            mode = DBMODE_R
 
         if self.db_is_open:
             self.close()
@@ -1483,7 +1488,11 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
         self.db_is_open = False
 
     @catch_db_error
-    def close(self):
+    def close(self, update=True):
+        """
+        Close the database.
+        if update is False, don't change access times, etc.
+        """
         if not self.db_is_open:
             return
         if self.txn: