%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ gamin-&gamin-version;.tar gamin Gamin-&gamin-version; 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 Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &gamin-md5sum; Download size: &gamin-size; Estimated disk space required: &gamin-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gamin-time; Gamin Dependencies Required Optional Installation of Gamin Install Gamin by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/gamin-&gamin-version; && install -v -m644 doc/*.{html,fig,gif,txt} /usr/share/doc/gamin-&gamin-version; Configuring Gamin Configuration Information No configuration is generally required and the default options should work for most users. See for details. Contents Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directory gam_server libfam.[so,a], libgamin-1.[so,a], libgamin_shared.a and optionally, Python _gamin.[so,a] module /usr/share/doc/gamin-&gamin-version; Short Descriptions gam_server is the file alteration monitor daemon that is started on demand for each user. gam_server libgamin.[so,a] contains functions that support the file allocation monitor. libgamin.[so,a] libfam.[so,a] contains functions that provide compatibility with FAM. libfam.[so,a]