Re: [PATCH] Added inotify support.

[Stefan Monnier]

>> >> Btw, what are Emacs use cases for using this kind of feature?
>> > Apart from those mentioned on the original message (dired or magit's (or
>> > vc-dir) status view) I'll like to mention auto-revert-mode.
>> Yes, for my own use auto-revert-mode is the main one.
> AFAICS, all these use cases don't need support for every possible
> notification inotify lets you define.  How about a simpler interface?

The patch he suggests is "as simple as it gets" because it just exposes
the C-level API.  And yes, we'll want a simpler interface on top.
Both so as to make it easier to use but also so it can work with other
mechanisms than inotify.


        Stefan