Comments on: Hail to the xar! http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/ distraction in action Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:12:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: n8 http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14800 n8 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:26:17 +0000 http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14800 Ok, good catch. I'll update my bug report. Ok, good catch. I’ll update my bug report.

]]> By: Steve Kalkwarf http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14792 Steve Kalkwarf Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:14:39 +0000 http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14792 For some reason I haven't determined, the configure script decides to leave HAVE_SYS_ACL_H undefined. If I manually whack the config.h file to define it, I get the desired results: <code> ------------------ xar_15 ------------------ Verifying: basic-permissions ... ok Verifying: timestamps ... Sub-test: modification time ... ok ok Verifying: symlinks ... ok Verifying: symlink-ownership ... ok Verifying: hardlinks ... ok Verifying: resource-forks ... ok Verifying: finder-flags ... ok Verifying: finder-locks ... ok Verifying: creation-date ... ok Verifying: bsd-flags ... ok Verifying: extended-attrs ... Sub-test: on files ... ok Sub-test: on directories ... ok Sub-test: on symlinks ... ok ok Verifying: access-control-lists ... Sub-test: on files ... ok Sub-test: on dirs ... ok ok Verifying: fifo ... ok Verifying: devices ... ok Verifying: combo-tests ... Sub-test: xattrs + rsrc forks ... ok Sub-test: lots of metadata ... ok ok </code> For some reason I haven’t determined, the configure script decides to leave HAVE_SYS_ACL_H undefined. If I manually whack the config.h file to define it, I get the desired results:


—————— xar_15 ——————
Verifying: basic-permissions … ok
Verifying: timestamps …
Sub-test: modification time … ok
ok
Verifying: symlinks … ok
Verifying: symlink-ownership … ok
Verifying: hardlinks … ok
Verifying: resource-forks … ok
Verifying: finder-flags … ok
Verifying: finder-locks … ok
Verifying: creation-date … ok
Verifying: bsd-flags … ok
Verifying: extended-attrs …
Sub-test: on files … ok
Sub-test: on directories … ok
Sub-test: on symlinks … ok
ok
Verifying: access-control-lists …
Sub-test: on files … ok
Sub-test: on dirs … ok
ok
Verifying: fifo … ok
Verifying: devices … ok
Verifying: combo-tests …
Sub-test: xattrs + rsrc forks … ok
Sub-test: lots of metadata … ok
ok

]]> By: n8 http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14770 n8 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:53:01 +0000 http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14770 It's certainly possible that things have changed since May. Are you running Tiger or Leopard? My previous test was with Tiger. Testing again with Leopard and Xar SVN I see the same results as you. It looks like xar is dropping the ACLs altogether. Time for a bug report... It’s certainly possible that things have changed since May. Are you running Tiger or Leopard? My previous test was with Tiger. Testing again with Leopard and Xar SVN I see the same results as you. It looks like xar is dropping the ACLs altogether. Time for a bug report…

]]> By: Steve Kalkwarf http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14767 Steve Kalkwarf Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:34:34 +0000 http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/05/02/hail-to-the-xar/#comment-14767 i do not see the same results as you. If I build the 1.5.2 alpha, or trunk, I see these results: ------------------ xar_15 ------------------ Verifying: basic-permissions ... ok Verifying: timestamps ... Sub-test: modification time ... ok ok Verifying: symlinks ... ok Verifying: symlink-ownership ... ok Verifying: hardlinks ... ok Verifying: resource-forks ... ok Verifying: finder-flags ... ok Verifying: finder-locks ... ok Verifying: creation-date ... ok Verifying: bsd-flags ... ok Verifying: extended-attrs ... Sub-test: on files ... ok Sub-test: on directories ... ok Sub-test: on symlinks ... ok ok Verifying: access-control-lists ... Sub-test: on files ... FAIL Sub-test: on dirs ... FAIL FAIL Verifying: fifo ... ok Verifying: devices ... ok Verifying: combo-tests ... Sub-test: xattrs + rsrc forks ... ok Sub-test: lots of metadata ... FAIL FAIL ------------------ xar_trunk ------------------ Verifying: basic-permissions ... ok Verifying: timestamps ... Sub-test: modification time ... ok ok Verifying: symlinks ... ok Verifying: symlink-ownership ... ok Verifying: hardlinks ... ok Verifying: resource-forks ... ok Verifying: finder-flags ... ok Verifying: finder-locks ... ok Verifying: creation-date ... ok Verifying: bsd-flags ... ok Verifying: extended-attrs ... Sub-test: on files ... ok Sub-test: on directories ... ok Sub-test: on symlinks ... ok ok Verifying: access-control-lists ... Sub-test: on files ... FAIL Sub-test: on dirs ... FAIL FAIL Verifying: fifo ... ok Verifying: devices ... ok Verifying: combo-tests ... Sub-test: xattrs + rsrc forks ... ok Sub-test: lots of metadata ... FAIL FAIL i do not see the same results as you. If I build the 1.5.2 alpha, or trunk, I see these results:

—————— xar_15 ——————
Verifying: basic-permissions … ok
Verifying: timestamps …
Sub-test: modification time … ok
ok
Verifying: symlinks … ok
Verifying: symlink-ownership … ok
Verifying: hardlinks … ok
Verifying: resource-forks … ok
Verifying: finder-flags … ok
Verifying: finder-locks … ok
Verifying: creation-date … ok
Verifying: bsd-flags … ok
Verifying: extended-attrs …
Sub-test: on files … ok
Sub-test: on directories … ok
Sub-test: on symlinks … ok
ok
Verifying: access-control-lists …
Sub-test: on files … FAIL
Sub-test: on dirs … FAIL
FAIL
Verifying: fifo … ok
Verifying: devices … ok
Verifying: combo-tests …
Sub-test: xattrs + rsrc forks … ok
Sub-test: lots of metadata … FAIL
FAIL

—————— xar_trunk ——————
Verifying: basic-permissions … ok
Verifying: timestamps …
Sub-test: modification time … ok
ok
Verifying: symlinks … ok
Verifying: symlink-ownership … ok
Verifying: hardlinks … ok
Verifying: resource-forks … ok
Verifying: finder-flags … ok
Verifying: finder-locks … ok
Verifying: creation-date … ok
Verifying: bsd-flags … ok
Verifying: extended-attrs …
Sub-test: on files … ok
Sub-test: on directories … ok
Sub-test: on symlinks … ok
ok
Verifying: access-control-lists …
Sub-test: on files … FAIL
Sub-test: on dirs … FAIL
FAIL
Verifying: fifo … ok
Verifying: devices … ok
Verifying: combo-tests …
Sub-test: xattrs + rsrc forks … ok
Sub-test: lots of metadata … FAIL
FAIL

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