From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#21241: 25.0.50; gfilenotify doesn't indicate when limits are reached Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:18:45 +0200 Message-ID: <87mvxw48oa.fsf@gmx.de> References: <878u9gly4p.fsf@gnu.org> <831tf8ptbv.fsf@gnu.org> <87tws4k56p.fsf_-_@gnu.org> <83zj1woamr.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1439408075 3991 80.91.229.3 (12 Aug 2015 19:34:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:34:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 21241@debbugs.gnu.org, Tassilo Horn To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 12 21:34:24 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPbn6-00066t-BP for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; 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Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:19:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 21241) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Aug 2015 19:18:50 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54389 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPbY2-0006HF-BF for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:18:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.15.19]:49962) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPbY0-0006H7-2A for 21241@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:18:48 -0400 Original-Received: from detlef.gmx.de ([87.146.56.254]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx003) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0Lz4KW-1YlxMU3u8u-014Enr; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:18:47 +0200 In-Reply-To: <83zj1woamr.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:16:12 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:R+CsqT1G64RXphRDpYNtG7B5xgqI7Ktl6fkH7t+HMf2WQ2JwmP+ /RiOYvE++I/aFVUaa7sx9mL5kivyBYb0ecT+AkgXwczvnkq1e/XpaA0/+fp+ztS2qSdWu1s WjqFPF32/MDlCv9LBE7KlcMsXtN7tN/ZZ3CrHy9ytJvnIW7rp/GztTWSEYsdRGBvCAxiQYE zbIbKYFzeFGOgXkB1m7pw== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:8yt+uKUxrtc=:Ah1nataiQKVECp3Vt36PmK 86UFgIvnGnTXfF107oXzGNWAEYDEdQh3UJW4rzhCg1DsI9dFicyH+iD4+KG5QPg641VwsH+o0 aKgxKNLSWyZFSO4uOuZo/T1EhDKA628Ok3rypizFkrGu+YpEwhKv7Wmkcw8y3hqLiI+dX7O4F e2rkmC1zSqarzBVt4bkTc9ssKukthP4SLDxVMpJx7DQ3Bl1d/Ke3kG3P2p/0hvvprRDPys5Ai ATLTOAXmrle2cdwqMMYXM0xXbU5Cgw/m9yxnoigVPPIvxQT+hrAcpZ2s85xiD2mepACkZJwQi xqRTaBGyTTZ7KuztthFhLfrM9pSFu8HzWlJK5XZkmL4EGXju3xxuH5IKyj8iqC8Ds1IEo6iga es9U/koDc+O35FrrpG8+Gck2JSsLXi5U3ieXTK4pGKa64tXJMp3RxMhZIoesSQlnXMKBX2ggq 4VP+VnKmbsTn8govxjRFWy5IaP4AVoPUwpIFZAXhL6TZwUWeEHVaxolNu0Ro6L1ZPrZANZww0 equc5asyt57kuYSHBbvRB68kuNy5o16U8tAQSXP9MO7rtWF7BSa+sPGzxkIqbaYWHdeMTRI72 +rUiiKzKYzMRfj9uAnZGj/wIiR/ZcKAHF6OLjhsV5/KONylRJbQREwiZc5zOrnJWQTXMbqQ0D ATu/y3ZmH83M2jnMgW6LfZW1BBbkF9qIkSprh59m6BBEZTX29B8s0dpLN65Hi7CZZMpKSJkYu 5eivuIraoXK3kfEp/myT/aoqVwlS6/ja8Iq9JA== X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:105445 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> > I wonder if we should revert our decision to prefer gfilenotify if >> > available, and instead use it only if there's no other supported >> > method. It begins to sound more and more like gfilenotify is more >> > trouble than it's worth. >> >> You mean the other emacs-devel thread where it has been reported that >> gfile notifications might get delayed up to 30 seconds? > > That, and this bug, and also the fact that it simply doesn't work on > Windows (no notifications come in), although the corresponding glib > tests all pass. There's also bug#20417, and I think someone also > complained about gfilenotify on OS X. I would also agree to favor inotify when available. On OS X (better: on systems which have defined HAVE_NS), we should disable gfilenotify, because the Glib main loop won't be used (ns_select is used rather than xg_select). Best regards, Michael.