X-Git-Url: http://git.rot13.org/?p=Fuse-DBI;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;fp=README;h=430f55aaed1b8c135a02a9d63046a6388a161048;hp=2c60a4113a28f1ae1c7864d84d7dc20e49618986;hb=444df62f799c5e09e547eba235ee6ea6004325e3;hpb=ce6e47777c54874882f3d0d6a792e2703f17416b diff --git a/README b/README index 2c60a41..430f55a 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Fuse::DBI - mount your database as filesystem and use it This module will use Fuse module, part of FUSE (Filesystem in USErspace) available at http://fuse.sourceforge.net/ to mount your database as file -system. +system. Fuse is currently available only for Linux because it consists of +kernel module and user-land library. That will give you possibility to use normal file-system tools (cat, grep, vi) to manipulate data in database. @@ -33,8 +34,13 @@ This module requires these other modules and libraries: POSIX File::Find -Fuse module comes from CVS version of Fuse. If you have problem compiling -it, try to apply patch from fuse-perl-patch directory. +Fuse module comes from CVS version of Fuse. It's important to have fuse +library and perl bindings in sync. In past, it was tested with older +versions of fuse, but no guarantees are made for this to work. + +If you have problem compiling Fuse perl bindings, try to apply patch from +fuse-perl-patch directory. This shouldn't be necessary because current CVS +version of Fuse perl bindings already has this patch applied. COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE