> 2) replace all uses of db_open_record(MODE_READ) with db_watch() in conjunction with db_get_record1().

Done to all in-tree programs, except for mana.c (not using it), sequencer.cxx (cannot test it) and a few places where watching a TID_INT.

Nothing more needs to be done, other than turn off the check for hotlink in db_create_record() & co (removed #define CHECK_OPEN_RECORD in odb.c).

K.O.

$ grep db_open_record src/* | grep MODE_READ
src/lazylogger.cxx:   status = db_open_record(hDB, hKey, &run_state, sizeof(run_state), MODE_READ, NULL, NULL); // watch a TID_INT
src/mana.cxx:   db_open_record(hDB, hkey, NULL, 0, MODE_READ, banks_changed, NULL);
src/mana.cxx:   db_open_record(hDB, hkey, NULL, 0, MODE_READ, banks_changed, NULL);
src/mana.cxx:          db_open_record(hDB, hkey, &out_info, sizeof(out_info), MODE_READ, NULL, NULL);
src/mana.cxx:      db_open_record(hDB, hKey, ar_info, sizeof(AR_INFO), MODE_READ, update_request,
src/midas.c:   status = db_open_record(hDB, hKey, &_requested_transition, sizeof(INT), MODE_READ, NULL, NULL);
src/mlogger.cxx:      status = db_open_record(hDB, hKey, hist_log[index].buffer, size, MODE_READ, log_history, NULL);
src/mlogger.cxx:                     db_open_record(hDB, hVarKey, NULL, varkey.total_size, MODE_READ, log_system_history, (void *) (POINTER_T) index);
src/mlogger.cxx:               db_open_record(hDB, hHistKey, NULL, size, MODE_READ, log_system_history, (void *) (POINTER_T) index);
src/odbedit.cxx:            db_open_record(hDB, hKey, data, size, MODE_READ, key_update, NULL);
src/sequencer.cxx:   status = db_open_record(hDB, hKey, &seq, sizeof(seq), MODE_READ, NULL, NULL);
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