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Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups |
Date: |
Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:35:12 +0200 |
> From: Romain Francoise <address@hidden>
> Cc: Paul Eggert <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:59:52 +0100
>
> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > How about if it tried to copy ACLs, and if that failed, attempted to
> > copy the file modes? That would DTRT if possible, and fall back on
> > the pre-ACL method if not.
>
> If we do that we need to change `set-file-acl' to treat ENOTSUP as an
> error otherwise modes won't be copied on filesystems without ACL support.
How about changing its return value instead? Say, return t if ACLs
set, nil otherwise. It always bothers me to have an API that silently
fails without any tangible indication.
- set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/12/21
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Paul Eggert, 2012/12/21
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Romain Francoise, 2012/12/23
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Stefan Monnier, 2012/12/23
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/12/23
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Stefan Monnier, 2012/12/24
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Michael Albinus, 2012/12/24
- Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Eli Zaretskii, 2012/12/24
Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Romain Francoise, 2012/12/21
Re: set-file-extended-attributes and backups, Stefan Monnier, 2012/12/22