Re: [boost] [filesystem] file monitoring

Subject: Re: [boost] [filesystem] file monitoring
From: Olaf Peter (ope-devel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-24 01:55:56

> Yea, a file monitor is very useful. I am using the file monitor from
> Adobe ASL[1], in my case, I use it to monitor the GLSL shader files,
> so I can change and load them dynamically.
> 
> [1] http://stlab.adobe.com/classadobe_1_1file__monitor__t.html
> 
>> I think it is only logical to add this to boost.filesystem, something
>> like set_monitor_callback(pathname, function_object);

following http://stlab.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/On-Disk_File_Monitor:

Current implementations exist for Carbon and Win32. file_monitor_t is
available in ASL release 1.0.16 or later.

Nothing about/for other OS like linux.

Olaf