Re: stat64() calls of files in underlaying directories?

Guus Houtzager wrote:
> 

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> Thanks for your quick respons and patch. I tried it out and it works,
> somewhat. I applied your patch to the source of the debian 2.0.0
> package, not the cvs version.
> 
> What happens now is that if nothing happens to the underlaying directory
> (/pictures) and I switch between folders, the switch is quick, no
> stat64()'s being executed. But the stat64()'s happen in this situation:
> I'm watching the /pictures/holiday/2004 folder. Then I copy some files
> in a shell with cp from /pictures to /pictures/holiday/2005. When that
> completes, I switch in gqview to /pictures/holiday/2005. Then I see
> stat64() calls on /pictures.

Is the timestamp on "/pictures" changing when you do the cp ? If so that is why
GQview re-reads the folder contents (it needs to keep the folder tree in sync
with what is on disk).

> I think I'm using folder tree view, but I'm not sure, so I'm attaching a
> small screenshot which should clear that up for you. Just to be sure
> I'll also attach my gqviewrc.

That is the folder tree view.

> Thanks!
> 
> PS: direct mail to you doesn't work for me because I'm not on verizon's whitelist :(
> As I understand it, lot's of European ISP's aren't :(

The complaints to verizon about this issue are only increasing. Did you try
[email protected]? I have been unable to determine if mail forwarded by the
sourceforge mail service is also rejected (or worse silently dropped).

Greetings,
John

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