Automatic file reloading doesn't work

FrostyX

Hi, I didnt know to which category this issue fits so I post it to "other things".

Can you please help me with this strange issue?

Recently I have noticed problem with "automatic file reloading". The situation when you have openned for instance pdf file in some reader, then you change that file from the outside (pdflatex or something) and reader should automatically reload the recent version of the file. It stopped working and I have no idea why.

It used to work in zathura and vim.

Can you please help?
Thank you

x0fis · n00b Joined: 30 May 2013 Posts: 10

Maybe you added parameter noatime to /etc/fstab

FrostyX · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the reply.
I have noatime only on / and /boot, but not on /home (where the problem is)

steveL · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 4:00 pm Post subject:

That's usually done via inotify support in the kernel. What have you upgraded recently?

You'll have a much better time getting support if you use IRC: chat.freenode.net and /join #gentoo although it's hard to know what the issue is here. #gentoo-chat are also very good if you need somewhere that's not quite so busy and focussed on support, though ask your support questions in the main channel.

atime shouldn't have anything to do with in any case, as it's mtime that matters. Check USE changes for apps you use, if you're sure your kernel config is good, as well as what's been upgraded.

FrostyX · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 5:10 pm Post subject:

Thank you.
I have asked on IRC before creating this topic. You have right, its better, cause sometimes is possible to solve issues in a few minutes, but this time anyone answered.

I use manually build kernel (not genkernell)