Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of SftpFrontend


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Timestamp:
2010-05-29T03:33:31Z (14 years ago)
Author:
davidsarah
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  • SftpFrontend

    v9 v10  
    3131Apps that use the GIO API, such as the Nautilus file browser, seem to work correctly with Tahoe.
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    33 gvfs-FUSE, on the other hand, is not recommended for use with Tahoe. This is because it has to map POSIX filesystem requests onto GIO requests, and this mapping loses information -- some combinations of 'open' flags cannot be expressed in the GIO API, for example. Therefore it is impossible for gvfs-FUSE to provide a fully correct FUSE filesystem.
     33gvfs-FUSE, on the other hand, is not recommended for use with Tahoe. This is because it has to map POSIX filesystem requests onto GIO requests, and this mapping loses information -- some combinations of 'open' flags cannot be expressed in the GIO API, for example. Therefore it is impossible for gvfs-FUSE to provide a fully correct FUSE filesystem (or even one that is "good enough" for many applications).
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    3535It may not be entirely clear to users whether a particular Gnome app is using GIO or gvfs-FUSE.