File watching is a dirty business across platforms. This API needs some work. Documentation and API proposals are welcome, but be aware that the underlying systems are very different, so bridging the gap is tricky.
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 15:38, Phoscur <[email protected]> wrote: > Also nodejs docs lack information about this function not beeing > implemented on windows > http://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/fs.html#fs_fs_watchfile_filename_options_listener > > Found this issue, which is exactly my case too: > https://github.com/cowboy/grunt/pull/34 > > Do you get any messages under linux when you use fs.watchFile? Maybe it > should be marked as deprecated. > > Am 03.03.2012 22:16, schrieb Phoscur: >> This is not uncommon when you try to use watch functionality of some >> module on windows. >> Is there a simple workaround to get this without patching the module? I >> mean fs.watch works fine on windows, but apparently the old linux >> notation is not supported. >> > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
