Re: [Tracker] JPEG EXIF Metadata

[Martyn Russell <martyn imendio com>]

On 09/01/09 14:34, Ivan Frade wrote:
> Hi!

Hi,

> > other Qs:
> > * has anyone got tracker to run successfully on windows?
>
>   No (AFAIK), but the dependencies are windows-compatible (at least the
> core depends only in glib). If you have time and energy to try it on
> windows, we can help fixing the issues you could find.

Well, once upon a time, it did. There are certainly Windows specifics in 
the code. If we tried to run it now, it would probably need a good 
month's work or so to get it building/working. I am capable of doing 
this and have for many projects in the past, but there are other things 
on the project which are more important at the moment so it won't happen 
any time soon.

> > * is it possible to setup a daemon on a shared space that can take
> > queries from multiple users? (e.g. a shared image collection)
>
>   No, tracker works as a user process. Probably all users have access to
> that shared image collection directory, so add that folder in your
> WatchDirectories variable.
>
>   Queries from multiple users sounds very messy due to security reasons.

Ivan is right. This is an interesting one. In theory, if you have access 
to the DBus session bus from multiple users (which I *think* is 
possible) you could query the engine for data. But *what* data you get 
back depends on your config. This of course means EVERYONE sees the same 
data, there is no per user distinction or any layers of restriction there.

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Regards,
Martyn