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 "created": "2026-09-17T16:15:56+00:00",
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   "goal": [
    "Prevent linearize-data from truncating existing files to zero bytes on rerun",
    "Correctly clip off trailing data from reorgs when writing output blocks"
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   "reviewability": [
    "Author silent for over six months, leaving requested commit and PR description updates pending"
   ],
   "agreement": [
    "Support from one reviewer noting it helps upstream workflows without harming existing behavior (sedited)"
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     "why": [
      "P4 because linearize-data is a niche contrib script rather than core operator tooling",
      "Fixes file handling for the small subset of users who rerun linearization repeatedly"
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   ]
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  "summary": "Updates `contrib/linearize/linearize-data.py` to open output block files with `xb+`/`rb+` rather than `wb` to avoid truncating existing files to zero length when rerun. It also calls `os.ftruncate` when rolling to a new file or month to ensure pre-existing trailing data from chain reorganizations is removed.",
  "problem": "Running `linearize-data.py` repeatedly destroys and truncates existing output files to zero bytes during writes, disrupting processes reading the output. In addition, in the event of chain reorganizations producing shorter files, obsolete trailing block data could remain in reopened files.",
  "discussion": {
   "open_concerns": [
    "Author agreed to update the commit message and PR description to clearly explain the rerun use case, but has not yet pushed the update"
   ],
   "resolved_concerns": [
    "Lint formatting failure in commit message addressed in earlier push",
    "Clarification of the rationale for changing file open modes"
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   "author_status": "silent since 2026-03-05"
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  "reviewability": {
   "state": "Stale",
   "label": "Author silent",
   "reason": "The author has been inactive for over 190 days after agreeing to update the PR description and commit message."
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  "agreement": {
   "state": "Strong",
   "summary": "Strong approval from sedited; earlier requests for explanation resolved with ACK.",
   "reason": "sedited approved the patch after context was provided, noting it benefits downstream users who rerun the script without regressing existing behavior. No active objections remain.",
   "evidence": [
    "sedited approved (ACK e9dc16194b): 'I don't think this hurts existing users and if it can make things easier for the few upstream users this script has, that seems like a good thing.'",
    "theStack asked for context on what problem the open mode change solves, which was clarified by the author and another commenter"
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    "evidence": "Modifies contrib/linearize/linearize-data.py, an offline contrib script.",
    "band": "P4",
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    "rationale": "P4 because linearize-data is a niche offline script under contrib rather than essential operator tooling like signet or seed generation. The issue only affects users repeatedly rerunning data linearization in place."
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  "card": "This PR modifies contrib/linearize/linearize-data.py to open files in rb+/xb+ mode and truncate them explicitly, preventing existing files from being blanked to zero bytes on rerun and removing leftover data after reorgs. The fix benefits downstream users and scripts that rerun linearization continuously against an active node. One reviewer approved the code, but the author has been silent for over six months without pushing the agreed-upon documentation updates."
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