On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 05:03:48PM +0100, Michael Banck wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 09:29:33PM +0100, Erik Schanze wrote:
> > If one tries to remove the package, you will learn many KDE packages
> > depend on it. Because it is such a (Desktop-User-)important package
> > you should improve the long description and explain, what gamin
> > exactly does for the system or the user. Why should one need a "File
> > and directory monitoring system"? Because purging the package is not
> > possible for KDE users, could they disable this server without
> > problems?
>
> How about this:
>
> + It can be used by desktops like KDE or GNOME to have their virtual file
> + systems keep track of changes to files and directories. For example,
> + if a file manager displays a directory to the user, and the user
> + removes one of the files via the command-line, gamin will notify the
> + file manager of this change so that it can update the directory
> + display.
Note that gnome has no use for gamin anymore. It only uses fam to monitor stuff
on NFS, which is something gamin can't do.. For local files inotify is used
directly. Just noting that it can provide events for changes in files etc to
interested application should be enough (See also the fam description :).
Sjoerd
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