# HG changeset patch
# User Ted Unangst <tedu@tedunangst.com>
# Date 1712059939 14400
#      Tue Apr 02 08:12:19 2024 -0400
# Node ID dbbe0b5d54dddaf67284db70f44ec3779c0618f4
# Parent  e82cc88742034bfa1f8fda4c7153d4bf0949b74a
fatal if the blob.db is required and missing

diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -1208,5 +1208,7 @@
 	if g_blobdb != nil {
 		stmtSaveBlobData = preparetodie(g_blobdb, "insert into filedata (xid, content) values (?, ?)")
 		stmtGetBlobData = preparetodie(g_blobdb, "select content from filedata where xid = ?")
+	} else if !storeTheFilesInTheFileSystem {
+		elog.Fatal("the blob.db has disappeared")
 	}
 }