microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Rename GVFS.Service executable
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- C#
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Description
Rename the Windows service. This would also be a good time to give it a more general name, since on Mac and Linux it will be a daemon, not a "Windows Service".
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the GVFS.Service executable and its Windows service plus macOS and Linux daemon references. Decide on the general name, then verify that the renamed process is used consistently across those platforms and still starts correctly.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100