Norman Nunn wrote:
I have not been able to get beagle to run on an up-to-date FC4 system,
with latest kernel. The indexing does not work. I have gotten mono
and tomboy with other applications to run fine. Web search indicates
that an inotify enabled kernel (kernel-desktop-2.6.12-1.1398) is
needed. Has anyone got beagle to run without that kernel and how.
Has anyone used that kernel with the current FC4 system. Input would
be appreciated before I give it a try.
Thanks
Norm
Yes, I have, but using standard FC4 (and also an FC3) kernels. I first
ran Beagle 0.0.12 - I documented the installation & user experience here:
http://www.antezeta.com/beagle_fedora.html
I recently updated to Beagle 0.1.0, trying both the rpms from nrpms and
compiling from CVS. While Beagle is fragile, I did get it to work by
excluding one of it's components, the indexing and retrieval of
Evolution Contacts & Calendar. Starting beagle with:
beagled --deny-backend EvolutionDataServer
should work. Beagle will respond
"inotify_init: Function not implemented
Inotify not supported! You need a 2.6.13 kernel or later with CONFIG_INOTIFY enabled."
But this is just a warning, not a hard error.
Inotify lets Beagle know about file changes in real-time. You don't need to use it - Beagle will work without it.
The current development kernel has enough dependencies that you'll probably end up with more trouble
then its worth trying to install it - but I'd be happy to hear your experience.
Sean Carlos
