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| ''Author: Bryan O'Sullivan'' | ''Authors: Bryan O'Sullivan, Nicolas Dumazet'' '''This extension has been included with Mercurial since version 1.0''' <!> This feature is [[UnlovedFeatures|unloved]]. <!> This feature has known correctness issues. |
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| This extension uses the Linux 2.6 inotify API to make status instantaneous for even very large repositories, by subscribing to the paths in the repository instead of having to check them all at every status command. | This extension makes status requests instantaneous for even very large repositories, by subscribing to the paths in the repository instead of having to check them all at every status command. Inotify is currently a Linux-only extension, using the Linux 2.6 inotify API. An alpha Mac OS port is now available: it uses the MacOS 10.5 FSEvents API through the [[http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyfsevents|pyfsevents]] module. It can be tested by ''qcloning'' [[http://bitbucket.org/nicdumz/mercurial-crew-mq/|Nicolas's MQ]] (''hg qclone [url]; hg qpush -a'') |
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The inotify extension is now distributed with the Mercurial source, though it is not yet present in a formal release. |
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| The extension contains both a server and a client component. By default, you have to start the server by hand, using the {{{hg inserve}}} command. To make it start automatically, edit your hgrc: | The extension contains both a server and a client component. By default, it will start automatically. To prevent this, edit either your global ~/.hgrc or .hg/hgrc in repositories where you don't want to use inotify: |
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| == Obsolete installation instructions == These instructions apply to older, out-of-tree versions of the inotify extension. === Installation === The inotify extension requires Bryan's [http://hg.kublai.com/python/inotify python bindings for inotify]. You can either install them the normal way (via {{{setup.py}}}) or do an in-place build {{{setup.py build_ext -i}}}, then create a symlink from the inotify directory into the inotify extension directory. For example: |
The server runs in the background as a daemon when started automatically. To start it manually, use the command: |
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| $ hg clone http://hg.kublai.com/python/inotify python-inotify $ cd python-inotify $ python setup.py build_ext -i $ cd .. $ hg clone http://hg.kublai.com/mercurial/extensions/inotify $ cd inotify $ ln -s ../python-inotify/inotify . |
$ hg inserve [-d] |
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| The extension should now be ready to use. === Configuration === Configure your .hgrc to enable the extension by adding following lines: {{{ [extensions] inotify=/path/to/inotify }}} You can either start up the inotify extension on a repository with {{{hg inserve}}} or have it autostart with the following .hgrc snippet (either global or in the repository {{{.hg/hgrc}}} in which you would like to use inotify: |
By default, the server output will be lost. You can use the ''log'' option to capture the server output: |
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| autostart = true | log = '/tmp/inotify.log' |
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| == See also == * InotifyBug |
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Inotify Extension
Authors: Bryan O'Sullivan, Nicolas Dumazet
This extension has been included with Mercurial since version 1.0
This feature is unloved. This feature has known correctness issues.
Overview
This extension makes status requests instantaneous for even very large repositories, by subscribing to the paths in the repository instead of having to check them all at every status command.
Inotify is currently a Linux-only extension, using the Linux 2.6 inotify API.
An alpha Mac OS port is now available: it uses the MacOS 10.5 FSEvents API through the pyfsevents module. It can be tested by qcloning Nicolas's MQ (hg qclone [url]; hg qpush -a)
Installation and configuration
To enable it, edit your hgrc:
[extensions] inotify =
You can either enable it for each individual repository you need it in, or globally.
The extension contains both a server and a client component. By default, it will start automatically. To prevent this, edit either your global ~/.hgrc or .hg/hgrc in repositories where you don't want to use inotify:
[inotify] autostart = False
The server runs in the background as a daemon when started automatically. To start it manually, use the command:
$ hg inserve [-d]
By default, the server output will be lost. You can use the log option to capture the server output:
[inotify] log = '/tmp/inotify.log'