https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8566
--- Comment #6 from Mike Bombich <m...@bombich.com> 2012-03-23 15:25:19 UTC --- My own build of rsync preserves Spotlight comments just fine. Those comments are stored as extended attributes, so as long as you preserve xattrs, your Spotlight comments should be preserved. Before you make the conclusion that your Spotlight comments have *not* been preserved, verify whether the "com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment" exists on the destination file. Also, you should verify that Spotlight is enabled on the destination. mdutil -s /Volumes/Target [bombich:/Volumes/Source] touch test [bombich:/Volumes/Source] xattr --list test <add a Spotlight comment in Finder> [bombich:/Volumes/Source] xattr --list test com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment [bombich:/Volumes/Source] xattr --get com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment test com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment bplist00^This is a tes [bombich:/Volumes/Source] ls -la /Volumes/Target/test ls: /Volumes/Target/test: No such file or directory <rsync Source to Target, preserving xattrs -- I used 3.0.6 + some various bug fixes from 3.0.7-3.0.9> [bombich:/Volumes/Source] ls -la /Volumes/Target/test -rw-r--r--@ 1 bombich wheel 0 Mar 23 11:18 /Volumes/Target/test [bombich:/Volumes/Source] xattr --list /Volumes/Target/test com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment [bombich:/Volumes/Source] xattr --get com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment /Volumes/Target/test com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment bplist00^This is a tes [Note: I use a custom build of the "xattr" tool so the arguments may be different on your system] Lastly, you should note that Finder has some display problems with Spotlight comments. I don't know if the problem resides within Finder or Spotlight, but I've seen odd delays associated with the proper information appearing the the Spotlight comments field. For example, the Spotlight comments appear in the xattr on the destination file, but they do not appear immediately in the Finder. Additionally, if you delete the source file, then re-touch it and Get Info, the old Spotlight comments are still there, even though the xattr is empty. So don't use the Finder as a measure of whether these comments are preserved, use the xattr contents instead. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.samba.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug. -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
