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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Could this help KDirWatcher?
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-06-28 11:01:29
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On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 11:50:56AM +0100, Richard Moore wrote:
> 
> 
> 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!

Yes. Too bad the link to kdirwatch.h points to thebox.nebsllc.com
which doesn't provide the webcvs service anymore :(((
We definitely need a DNS alias. Martin ? :-)

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