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and subject line Bug#1136815: fixed in fakeroot 1.38-1
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regarding fakeroot renders getfattr/setfattr impotent
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Package: fakeroot
Version: 1.37.2
Running `getfattr' under fakeroot fails to show a file's extended
attributes.
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$ fakeroot --version
fakeroot version 1.37.2
13:33:51 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ getfattr --version
getfattr 2.5.1
13:33:55 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ touch file
13:34:01 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ setfattr --name=user.translator --value=test file
13:34:05 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ getfattr --name=user.translator file
# file: file
user.translator="test"
13:34:09 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ fakeroot getfattr --name=user.translator file
file: user.translator: No such attribute
[1] 13:34:22 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ getfattr --dump file
# file: file
user.translator="test"
13:35:48 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ fakeroot getfattr --dump file
13:35:52 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
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Running `setfattr' under fakeroot fails to set extended attributes
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$ rm -f file
13:36:54 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ touch file
13:37:10 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ fakeroot setfattr --name=user.translator --value=test file
13:37:26 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
$ getfattr --dump file
13:37:33 janneke@glimdal:~/src/guix/master [env]
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Greetings,
Janneke
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: fakeroot
Source-Version: 1.38-1
Done: Clint Adams <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
fakeroot, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Clint Adams <[email protected]> (supplier of updated fakeroot package)
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Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 18:36:27 -0400
Source: fakeroot
Binary: fakeroot fakeroot-dbgsym libfakeroot libfakeroot-dbgsym
Architecture: source
Version: 1.38-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Clint Adams <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Clint Adams <[email protected]>
Description:
fakeroot - tool for simulating superuser privileges
libfakeroot - tool for simulating superuser privileges - shared libraries
Closes: 1136815
Changes:
fakeroot (1.38-1) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* New upstream version.
- Patch from Janneke Nieuwenhuizen to fix xattr handling.
closes: #1136815
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