fix: correct error logic for writing empty index files (#27123) (#27124)

davidby-influx · web-flow · commit 52cd83dc6f08 · 2026-01-14T16:12:50.000-08:00
See discussion in #27086 (cherry picked from commit e5293b7)
diff --git a/cmd/influx_inspect/deletetsm/deletetsm.go b/cmd/influx_inspect/deletetsm/deletetsm.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (cmd *Command) process(path string) (retErr error) {
 
 		// Write index & close.
 		// It is okay to have no index values if no block was written
-		if err := w.WriteIndex(); err != nil && !(blockWritten || errors.Is(err, tsm1.ErrNoValues)) {
+		if err := w.WriteIndex(); err != nil && !(errors.Is(err, tsm1.ErrNoValues) && !blockWritten) {
 			return 0, err
 		} else {
 			return w.Size(), nil
