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From:   Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To:     "Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/23] [RFC] Builtin FSMonitor Feature
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Date:   Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:44:37 -0700
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"Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> This patch series adds a builtin FSMonitor daemon to Git.

This hasn't seen much (if any) activity for a few weeks.

Does that mean nobody (other than obviously the author and whoever
wanted to have this feature) is interested?

What does it need to get this topic unstuck?

> Finally, having a builtin daemon eliminates the need for user to download
> and install a third-party tool. This makes enterprise deployments simpler
> since there are fewer parts to install, maintain, and updates to track.
>
> This RFC version includes support for Windows and MacOS file system events.
> A Linux version will be submitted in a later patch series.