@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 -- build
 
 It should be sufficient to type make after unpacking a release.
-You'll need a go compiler version 1.13 or later. And libsqlite3.
+You'll need a go compiler version 1.16 or later. And libsqlite3.
 
 Even on a fast machine, building from source can take several seconds.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ./honk
 
 -- upgrade
 
-cp honk.db backup.db
+old-honk backup `date +backup-%F`
 ./honk upgrade
 ./honk
 

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/sha512"
 	"database/sql"
-	"encoding/json"
 	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"sort"

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ changelog
 
 === next
 
++ Switch database to WAL mode.
+
 - go version 1.16 required.
 
 + Specify banner: image in profile.

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ "strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
-var myVersion = 40
+var myVersion = 41
 
 type dbexecer interface {
 	Exec(query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ }
 		doordie(db, "update config set value = 40 where key = 'dbversion'")
 		fallthrough
 	case 40:
+		doordie(db, "PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+		blobdb := openblobdb()
+		doordie(blobdb, "PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+		doordie(db, "update config set value = 41 where key = 'dbversion'")
+		fallthrough
+	case 41:
 
 	default:
 		elog.Fatalf("can't upgrade unknown version %d", dbversion)

@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ os.Remove(dbname)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}()
 
+	_, err = db.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+	if err != nil {
+		elog.Print(err)
+		return
+	}
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(sqlSchema, ";") {
 		_, err = db.Exec(line)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -172,6 +177,11 @@ if err == nil {
 		elog.Fatalf("%s already exists", blobdbname)
 	}
 	blobdb, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", blobdbname)
+	if err != nil {
+		elog.Print(err)
+		return
+	}
+	_, err = blobdb.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
 	if err != nil {
 		elog.Print(err)
 		return