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IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-06-01

    <gnu_srs> Another thing: the lsattr and chattr programs seems to be bogus
      on Hurd. Are they present since they are part of e2fsprogs?
    <youpi> I don't think the Hurd has an interface for it
    <tschwinge> gnu_srs, youpi: lsattr/chattr are extended attributes, right?
      We do have some patches from years ago for adding some support in glibc,
      but they're not yet integrated.  And also we do have a plan for using
      these instead of our Hurd-specific passive translator information in
      inodes.

If interested in working on this, see [[!GNU_Savannah_task
#5503]]/[[!GNU_Savannah_patch #5126]], and talk to [[tschwinge]].