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| From: | Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> | ||
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| To: | gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o | ||
| Subject: | Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: Add a QA check for installing xattrs | ||
| Date: | Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:03:57 | ||
| Message-Id: | CAJ0EP42GYN7sge2RfYzc7jB8nMpvo2w_VTJoO5GqrUNV0pk5qA@mail.gmail.com | ||
| In Reply to: | [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: Add a QA check for installing xattrs by "Michał Górny" |
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| 1 | On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 1:20 PM Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
| 2 | > |
| 3 | > Warn the developers if ebuilds install files with xattrs to ${ED}. |
| 4 | > The xattrs may or may not be preserved when installing the package, |
| 5 | > making them unreliable on one hand, and somewhat suprising in other |
| 6 | > cases (e.g. when they unintentionally leak from developer's system). |
| 7 | > |
| 8 | > This is the first step towards restoring PMS compliance and *not* |
| 9 | > preserving extended metadata. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | How does preserving xattrs conflict with PMS? |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Is there a bug report you could reference? |
| Subject | Author |
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| Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: Add a QA check for installing xattrs | "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o> |