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Re: coreutils and xattr


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: coreutils and xattr
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:42:37 +0200

Mike Frysinger <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sunday 20 April 2008, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> On Sunday 20 April 2008, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> > Mike Frysinger <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > > has work on merging Andreas' patch just stalled ?  that and the big
>> > > nasty i18n patch are about the only thing i carry in Gentoo anymore as
>> > > everything else has been merged ...
>> >
>> > I haven't looked at any xattr-related changes for a long time.
>> > Do you know if there are other variants of that patch (probably),
>> > and if so, how they differ?
>>
>> so we know we're talking about the same thing, i think you're referring to
>> the patch as you cited in an old e-mail and found here:
>> http://www.suse.de/~agruen/coreutils/5.91/
>>
>> the patch has been updated in opensuse since (i'm attaching the latest one
>> i can find from their coreutils-6.9-43 version).  the only thing i have in
>> Gentoo beyond this patch is to add AC_ARG_ENABLE(xattr) support.
>
> hmm, you probably want one that applies nicely ;)

Thank you.
That's a good first step.

> here is the Gentoo version which applies to 6.11

Hmmm...
I applied the patch and tried to build/compile.  No go:

  copy.c: In function 'copy_xattr_filter':
  copy.c:191: warning: implicit declaration of function 'attr_copy_action'
  copy.c:192: error: 'ATTR_ACTION_SKIP' undeclared (first use in this function)
  copy.c:192: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
  copy.c:192: error: for each function it appears in.)
  copy.c:194: error: 'ATTR_ACTION_PERMISSIONS' undeclared (first use in this 
function)

So maybe another patch is required?

Would you like to help?
Things that would expedite this:

  - ChangeLog entries
  - as many tests as possible, but even just one or two would be a good start.
      even some simple demonstrations with textual suggestions
      for what to check for in the way of results or effects.




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