This patch re-enables the inotify interface on gtkdialog. diff -ur old/configure.ac new/configure.ac --- old/configure.ac 2015-06-13 18:56:38.886618613 +0200 +++ new/configure.ac 2015-06-13 19:07:15.639947985 +0200 @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ fi # Don't uncomment this as there's a limit on the number of file # descriptors -- see /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances -#AC_CHECK_HEADER([sys/inotify.h], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H], 1, -# [Define to 1 if you have the header file.])]) +AC_CHECK_HEADER([sys/inotify.h], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY_H], 1, + [Define to 1 if you have the header file.])]) # Checks for programs. AC_ISC_POSIX