--- cvsroot/EV/Makefile.PL	2007/11/23 03:39:15	1.24
+++ cvsroot/EV/Makefile.PL	2007/11/28 11:15:54	1.25
@@ -190,6 +190,21 @@
 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
 
 
+A backend of a different kind is the Linux inotify(7) interface, which can
+be used to speed up (and reduce resource consumption) of stat watchers. If
+you have it, it is usually a good idea to enable it.
+
+EOF
+
+my $can_inotify = -e "/usr/include/sys/inotify.h";
+
+$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_INOTIFY=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable inotify support (y/n)?", $can_inotify ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
+
+print <<EOF;
+
+*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
+
+
 EOF
 
 my @anyevent = eval { require AnyEvent; $AnyEvent::VERSION < 2.6 } ? (AnyEvent => 2.6) : ();