Wolfgang Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
>
>>> > Dumb question: How about integrating it "officially" in the Macpython
>>> > distribution, so that all file objects on MacOS X.4 automatically have
>>> > an xattr dict?
>>>
>>> Are these functions in any way standard (eg. does FreeBSD have
>>> them?). If so, they should probably be detected at configure time.
>
>> I don't believe FreeBSD has them, but the SELinux project has them
>> for ACLs, though they are poorly documented. They may also exist in
>> other file systems, such as ReiserFS. Also, the concept exists on
>> Solaris as well.
>
> Basically _every_ "modern" file system has extended attributes.
That's not quite the point: does "every" system possessing a driver
for such a file system use the getxattr &c functions to access these
features?
> And, imho, the API (a dict)
<pedant>The should be "a mapping"</>.
> should be identical on all platforms that support EAs, not just on
> MacOS X.
Makes sense.
Cheers,
mwh
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