Mono and Beagle

[Sean Carlos]

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