Re: [PATCH] install-qa-check.d: Add a QA check for installing xattrs

Mike Gilbert <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:03:42 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.portage.devel
Message-ID <CAJ0EP42GYN7sge2RfYzc7jB8nMpvo2w_VTJoO5GqrUNV0pk5qA@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 1:20 PM Michał Górny <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Warn the developers if ebuilds install files with xattrs to ${ED}.
> The xattrs may or may not be preserved when installing the package,
> making them unreliable on one hand, and somewhat suprising in other
> cases (e.g. when they unintentionally leak from developer's system).
>
> This is the first step towards restoring PMS compliance and *not*
> preserving extended metadata.

How does preserving xattrs conflict with PMS?

Is there a bug report you could reference?