http://git.samba.org/?p=tprouty/samba.git; a=shortlog; h=dos_attr_work

[James Peach]

2008/11/11 Henrik <henke at mac.se>:
>
> 11 nov 2008 kl. 01.12 skrev Tim Prouty:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The patch referenced in $SUBJECT adds support for storing dos attributes
>> as st_flags in the stat struct on systems that support it.
>>
>> Some filesystems can store dos attributes directly in the inode's st_flags
>> and access them through the stat struct.
>>
>> This patch:
>>  - Adds a configure check to see if the special flags are available.
>>  - Implements getting and setting dos attributes in the stat struct and
>> inode, respectively.
>>
>> This will not change the existing functionality of any system that doesn't
>> have the special flags available.
>>
>> Comment/suggestions?
>
> Will this also include the new special attributes for Vista indicating if it
> is a Junction or Symbolik link?

No, these attributes have nothing to do with junctions/symlinks, see
<http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/os_fileservices/thread/aab25188-d2a6-4de1-aa5e-60b5a432f01a>

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