Feature #561

- Added ability to temporarily suspend GC (rc.gc:0) for a given command, which
  helps scriptwriters implement shadow files externally (thanks to Sander
  Marechal).

src/Config.cpp

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "# Files\n"
   "data.location=~/.task\n"
   "locking=on                                     # Use file-level locking\n"
+  "gc=on                                          # Garbage-collect data files - DO NOT CHANGE unless you are sure\n"
   "\n"
   "# Terminal\n"
   "curses=on                                      # Use ncurses library to determine terminal width\n"

src/TDB.cpp

@@ -596,6 +596,10 @@ int TDB::gc ()
 {
   Timer t ("TDB::gc");
 
+  // Allowed as a temporary override.
+  if (!context.config.getBoolean ("gc"))
+    return 0;
+
   int count_pending_changes = 0;
   int count_completed_changes = 0;
   Date now;