[OpenIndiana-discuss] mate-system-monitor crashes

[Udo Grabowski (IMK)]

On 09/02/2023 15:06, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote:
> On 08/02/2023 22:07, Tim Mooney via openindiana-discuss wrote:
>> In regard to: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] mate-system-monitor crashes,...:
>>
>> When I web search this error:
>>
>>>> unhandled exception (type Glib::Error) in signal handler:
>>>> domain: g-io-error-quark
>>>> code  : 0
>>>> what  : Unable to find default local file monitor type
>>
>> I see hits for it for many Linux distros too, along with a similar variant
>> for "directory" monitor type.
>>
>> I wasn't able to find any definitive fixes, most of the responses
>> essentially amounted to voodoo.
>>
>> The Linux systems that experienced this error also had an exception and
>> a segfault, so segfault may not be unique to OI or Illumos.  It might just
>> be secondary to the "local file monitor type".
>>
>>> So the primary root cause may be something different.
>>
>> I think you're correct.
>>
>
> It's possible that glib wasn't compiled with inotify/fam support.
> fam is important for NFS-mounted directories. Note this:
>
> # gio monitor -d /
> gio: file:///: Unable to find default local file monitor type
>
> # gio monitor -m /a
> gio: file:///: Unable to find default local file monitor type
>


env GIO_USE_FILE_MONITOR=help gio monitor -d /
Supported arguments for GIO_USE_FILE_MONITOR environment variable:

     ====>      (none)    <=====

gio: file:///: Unable to find default local file monitor type

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