Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 8. General Libraries

Gamin-0.1.9

Introduction to Gamin

The Gamin package contains a File Alteration Monitor which is useful for notifying applications of changes to the file system. Gamin is compatible with FAM.

Package Information

Gamin Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.12.12

Optional

Python-2.5.2

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gamin

Installation of Gamin

Install Gamin by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check. Note that some tests may display errors.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/gamin-0.1.9 &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.{html,fig,gif,txt} /usr/share/doc/gamin-0.1.9

Configuring Gamin

Configuration Information

No configuration is generally required and the default options should work for most users. See http://www.gnome.org/~veillard/gamin/config.html for details.

Contents

Installed Program: gam_server
Installed Libraries: libfam.{so,a}, libgamin-1.{so,a}, libgamin_shared.a and optionally, Python _gamin.{so,a} module
Installed Directory: /usr/share/doc/gamin-0.1.9

Short Descriptions

gam_server

is the file alteration monitor daemon that is started on demand for each user.

libgamin.{so,a}

contains functions that support the file allocation monitor.

libfam.{so,a}

contains functions that provide compatibility with FAM.

Last updated on 2008-03-09 22:43:40 -0500