GNU bug report logs - #21241
25.0.50; gfilenotify doesn't indicate when limits are reached

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Message #26 received at 21241 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>, 21241 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21241: 25.0.50;
 gfilenotify doesn't indicate when limits are reached
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:33:56 +0200

Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> writes:

>> I would also agree to favor inotify when available.
>
> Let's give that a try, then.  I installed the attached patch as master
> commit 200c2b10faf298bf65e8b6dbd0cb9ef00b2f95d6.

FWIW, all my file-notification needs are still satisfied with inotify as
`file-notify--library', and now I also get an error when I run out of
allowed used watches.  So from my side, feel free to close this report
as gfilenotify's broken behavior is glib's bug, not ours.

Bye,
Tassilo

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