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| -rw-r--r-- | tdeio/tdeio/README.xattr | 31 |
1 files changed, 28 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tdeio/tdeio/README.xattr b/tdeio/tdeio/README.xattr index 0c7d32d21..8761702d2 100644 --- a/tdeio/tdeio/README.xattr +++ b/tdeio/tdeio/README.xattr @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ words, even if it only runs on Linux in its current state there is no loss of functionality on any other platforms (just a lack of a gaining a feature). In addition, determining the proper location to insert the library call was the hard part with the actual implementation being quite straightforward. Adding -additional backends for other platforms should be pretty easy. +additional backends for other platforms should be pretty easy[7]. -To test the code build and install it[7] then run the following from the +To test the code build and install it[8] then run the following from the commandline in e.g. Konsole: $ cd PATH_SUPPORTING_USER_XATTRS_AT_THE_FILESYSTEM_LEVEL @@ -72,6 +72,31 @@ Enjoy! in /etc/xattr.conf; other platforms may need special handling. (source: File::ExtAttr(3pm), personal testing) -[7] Instead of doing a full install one can simply copy the updated library: +[7] These files in the tdelibs repository need to be updated when adding + support for a new platform (search for DO_USER_XATTR_COPYING): + + CMakeLists.txt + Add test for any external library used; the library to be linked must + be given in USER_XATTR_LIBRARIES. + + tdeio.tdeio/CMakeLists.txt + Add the new C preprocessor definition (after the existing one for + HAVE_ATTR__ATTR_COPY_FILE). + + tdeio/tdeio/job.cpp + Add new boilerplate code and attribute copy function call (both wrapped + in a conditional checking for the definition set above). + + tdeio/tdeio/README.xattr (this file) + Add additional notes as appropriate. + + Also add any distribution-specific library requirements to the tde-packaging + repository. + +[8] Instead of doing a full install one can simply copy the updated library: cp -va "BUILD_DIR/tdeio/libtdeio.so.14.0.0" /opt/trinity/lib/ && ldconfig + + One may also need to run: + + killall tdeio_file |