[Bug 633405] Re: Raises empty OSError when inotify_init fails

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** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/pyinotify

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Raises empty OSError when inotify_init fails
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633405
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Status in “pyinotify” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed

Bug description:
pyinotify.py is using ctypes to bind the inotify API to python, but is not following errno when calling inotify_init in the C API. This results in a blind OSError getting raised. The attached debdiff fixes this for the current version in Ubuntu. It appears the issue is already fixed in upstream git, with much more intrusive changes, and after a newer release.