Support Extended File Attributes Where Available in std::fs
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Description
Some operations systems use these attributes for security-sensitive operations (e.g. OS X and Gatekeeper). Consider moving an OS X .app application using some code that relies on std::fs::copy (As you might do when rename() can't be used because of a cross-disk situation). As it stands, this process would strip the extended file attributes that allow OS X to make security decisions around the application based on its source.
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Research direction
Start with the std::fs::copy and rename operations named in the issue, then investigate how extended file attributes are handled on OS X and other supported systems. Define the cross-platform behavior and scope for preserving these attributes; done requires an accepted, implementable proposal for std::fs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100