From ab620151c57cb163aa2decff8532362ba0fe8b24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alx Sa <cmyk.student@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 20:08:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] core: Workaround for link layer monitoring on Windows

As of GLib 2.86.1-1, GFileMonitors created with the
G_FILE_MONITOR_WATCH_HARD_LINKS
flag are not monitored on Windows.
This means that link layers will not
automatically update when the external
source is edited.
We will temporarily use the
G_FILE_MONITOR_NONE flag on Windows
until this is resolved
---
 app/core/gimplink.c | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/core/gimplink.c b/app/core/gimplink.c
index 5dd15a828e..a674097e21 100644
--- a/app/core/gimplink.c
+++ b/app/core/gimplink.c
@@ -369,9 +369,17 @@ gimp_link_update_buffer (GimpLink      *link,
 static void
 gimp_link_start_monitoring (GimpLink *link)
 {
-  link->p->monitor = g_file_monitor_file (link->p->file,
-                                          G_FILE_MONITOR_WATCH_HARD_LINKS,
-                                          NULL, NULL);
+  /* TODO: As of GLib 2.86.1-1, GFileMonitors created with the
+   * G_FILE_MONITOR_WATCH_HARD_LINKS flag are not monitored on Windows.
+   * We will temporarily use the G_FILE_MONITOR_NONE flag on Windows until
+   * this is resolved */
+  link->p->monitor = g_file_monitor (link->p->file,
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+                                     G_FILE_MONITOR_NONE,
+#else
+                                     G_FILE_MONITOR_WATCH_HARD_LINKS,
+#endif
+                                     NULL, NULL);
   g_signal_connect (link->p->monitor, "changed",
                     G_CALLBACK (gimp_link_file_changed),
                     link);