Re: Re: [binc-news] 1.2.14beta2 released (major bugfixes)

On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 03:44:29PM +0200, Jerry Lundström wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I would like to have feedback on 1.2.14beta2 once/if you run it
> since its a pritty importent update.
> 
> The in-memory cache might still need more change since it might
> scan too much now. I'm also looking to implement fam 
> (http://oss.sgi.com/projects/fam/) support in binc which will make
> scaning alot more friendly to the OS.

I've heard fam is a complete mess and that the only really good
implementation is on Irix.

I'd instead vote for F_NOTIFY in Linux, which would make for great
performace. :) Only in Linux though. (See fcntl(2))

Does anyone know if the BSDs have an equivalent filesystem change
notify feature?


//Peter