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Subject: Re: Does gam_server have to run?
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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:25:19 -0400
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On 9/15/2015 11:48 AM, Doug Lewan wrote:
> All,
>
> On my last cygwin update I noticed that I have /usr/libexec/gam_server.exe running.
> I learned this because the install script could not kill it (and neither could I!).
> It was using about 1 sec/sec of CPU.
>
> With a little investigation I learned that
> it's part of GNOME's "file alternation monitoring".
> I'm willing to believe that I've installed /something/ of GNOME or that uses GNOME,
> but I do /not/ want the GNOME ecosystem creeping into my world.
>
> Can anyone help me understand how to stop it from running?
>
> Alternatively, can someone help me understand how to find dependencies within CYGWIN?

'cygcheck -f /usr/libexec/gam_server.exe' will tell you that the program is 
provided by the gamin package.  The /usr/bin/cygcheck-dep (from the cygcheck-dep 
package) can tell you what installed packages require gamin.

Ken


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