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This task was listed as a [[Google Summer of Code project
idea|community/gsoc/project_ideas/xattr]], but it has been completed.
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, talk to [[tschwinge]], and see these resources:
* [[!GNU_Savannah_task 5503]], [[!GNU_Savannah_patch 5126]]
* <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2006-02/threads.html#00115>,
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2006-01/threads.html#00180>,
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2006-05/threads.html#00042>
* <http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg07260.html>,
<http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg07259.html>,
<http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg07261.html>
IRC, OFTC, #debian-hurd, 2012-03-18:
<pinotree> notes to self: it seems our ext2 driver comes from linux 2.3.42
or so, and in linux 2.5.46 ext2/ext3 get xattr and acl support
# Test Cases
## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-12-06:
<gnu_srs> for fakeroot t.xattr test fails, a known issue?
<braunr> the test must probably be disabled
<braunr> the hurd doesn't support extended attributes currently
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