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Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support.
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support. |
Date: |
Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:46:39 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> >> Btw, what are Emacs use cases for using this kind of feature?
>> > Apart from those mentioned on the original message (dired or magit's (or
>> > vc-dir) status view) I'll like to mention auto-revert-mode.
>> Yes, for my own use auto-revert-mode is the main one.
> AFAICS, all these use cases don't need support for every possible
> notification inotify lets you define. How about a simpler interface?
The patch he suggests is "as simple as it gets" because it just exposes
the C-level API. And yes, we'll want a simpler interface on top.
Both so as to make it easier to use but also so it can work with other
mechanisms than inotify.
Stefan
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- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Óscar Fuentes, 2012/10/02
- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Stefan Monnier, 2012/10/02
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- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Stefan Monnier, 2012/10/03
- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Eli Zaretskii, 2012/10/03
- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Stefan Monnier, 2012/10/03
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- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Óscar Fuentes, 2012/10/04
- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Eli Zaretskii, 2012/10/05
- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Óscar Fuentes, 2012/10/05
- Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support., Eli Zaretskii, 2012/10/05