From kde-core-devel  Wed Jun 28 10:50:56 2000
From: Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 10:50:56 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Could this help KDirWatcher?
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Waldo Bastian wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Richard Moore wrote:
> > This page points to a kernel module used to add detection of file
> > modifications to rsync. This sounds very like the kernel feature on
> > SCO by KDirWatch. I am thinking that maybe this module could allow
> > KDirWatch to operate on local file systems without using timers.
> >
> > http://195.96.23.199/rsync/
> >
> > Rich.
> 
> KDE uses FAM. See http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/.
> 
> It consists of a kernel module (imon) and a daemon (fam).

I've been reading about FAM and it looks like a great system.
Did you notice the page on the web site describing how to
use it with KDE (both using KDirWatcher and directly with a
QSocketNotifier). It even shows you how to make KBiff use FAM!

Cheers

Rich.

> 
> Cheers,
> Waldo
> --
> Make way, KDE/Linux is coming to a desktop near you!

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