AUR (en) - fswatch

Git Clone URL:	https://aur.archlinux.org/fswatch.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base:	fswatch
Description:	A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple OS X File System Events API, *BSD kqueue, Linux inotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat-based backend
Upstream URL:	https://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch/
Licenses:	GPLv3
Submitter:	flaviut
Maintainer:	cyqsimon
Last Packager:	cyqsimon
Votes:	29
Popularity:	0.51
First Submitted:	2015-10-04 22:48 (UTC)
Last Updated:	2026-05-10 12:15 (UTC)

Latest Comments

cyqsimon commented on 2026-04-20 02:24 (UTC)

@tippfehlr Ah okay sorry my bad. I just didn't want this to be a waste of time for everyone involved =)

tippfehlr commented on 2026-04-18 14:05 (UTC)

cyqsimon: I’m a PM and asked to see if it makes sense for me to offer it in extra. This is a fine place to do so :)

cyqsimon commented on 2026-04-18 13:33 (UTC)

Guys, this is not the right place for this conversation. Whatever conclusion you reach, it's not going to be actionable by anyone here.

@ra1nb0w If you wish to push this forward, just go talk to TUs directly. Replying here is tantamount to shouting into the void.

tippfehlr commented on 2026-04-18 12:27 (UTC)

we already have watchexec, wouldn’t that also work?

ra1nb0w commented on 2026-04-18 07:22 (UTC)

it is a useful tool that should not require aur or manual installation.

tippfehlr commented on 2026-04-17 20:34 (UTC)

ra1nb0w: I’m not opposed to pull this into extra, but is there any concrete reason to have this in extra?

ra1nb0w commented on 2026-04-17 16:50 (UTC)

To move the package in extra you need to contact one of the maintainers shown in https://archlinux.org/people/package-maintainers/ and hopping they find the software useful.

cyqsimon commented on 2026-01-21 16:03 (UTC)

If you are interested on doing that, I can try to ask in IRC how to get the permission to upload into extra or if there will be a co-maintaner with already the access.

Sure, although my hopes are not too high. You're welcomed to try though.

Anyway, have you tried fswatch on arm64? just to complete the supported architecture.

It does compile, that's all I can say.

ra1nb0w commented on 2026-01-21 10:32 (UTC) (edited on 2026-01-21 10:32 (UTC) by ra1nb0w)

Reading [1] and then [2], it seems that the actual maintainer should do the move. If you are interested on doing that, I can try to ask in IRC how to get the permission to upload into extra or if there will be a co-maintaner with already the access. Anyway, have you tried fswatch on arm64? just to complete the supported architecture.

[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Package_Maintainer_guidelines#Rules_for_packages_entering_the_extra_repository

[2] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DeveloperWiki:How_to_be_a_packager#Adding_a_new_package