Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:23:47 -0500 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dropbox on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20121219092347.4cafd59d@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <874njimak6.fsf@Shanna.FStaals.net> References: <20121219080412.5396aeb6@scorpio> <874njimak6.fsf@Shanna.FStaals.net>
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:32:57 +0100 Frank Staals articulated: > Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> writes: > > > I was asked about the feasibility of setting up Dropbox > > <https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx>; on a FreeBSD machine, > > specifically under KDE if possible. I found three references to > > Dropbox in the ports tree; however, I am not sure that they are > > exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone have any experience with > > this software or specific information on it? > > As far as I know it is currently impossible to run dropbox on FreeBSD, > as it requires inotify, as found in the Linux kernel, to detect when > files have changed. Thanks, I told the individual that I didn't think it would work. I saw something on a forum regarding it. I don't remember exactly what it referred to though. It is not going to happen in v.9.x of FreeBSD; however, perhaps before bumping the version to v.10, someone might get this resolved. However, sometimes I wonder if certain individuals are more interested in bumping version numbers as opposed to putting out fully functional software. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
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