Re: [Netatalk-devel] cannot copy the file with com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment

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>>>>>> xxx.txt: error code -50
>>>>>> yyy.txt: ok
>>>>>
>>>>> Ok, I can reproduce the problem with the file "xxx.txt". What the heck
>>>>> is the difference between both? I mean afaics they only differ in the
>>>>> _content_ of the EA:
>>>>>
>>>>> $ xattr -l /Volumes/testfilevol/yyy.txt
>>>>> com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment:
>>>>> 00000000  62 70 6C 69 73 74 30 30 50 08 00 00 00 00 00 00  |bplist00P.......|
>>>>> 00000010  01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................|
>>>>> 00000020  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 09                    |..........|
>>>>> 0000002a
>>>>> $ xattr -l /Volumes/testfilevol/xxx.txt
>>>>> com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment:
>>>>> 00000000  62 70 6C 69 73 74 30 30 53 78 78 78 08 00 00 00  |bplist00Sxxx....|
>>>>> 00000010  00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00  |................|
>>>>> 00000020  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C           |.............|
>>>>> 0000002d
>>>>
>>>> xxx.txt:
>>>> write "Spotlight Comments" by using "Get Info".
>>>>
>>>> yyy.txt:
>>>> write "Spotlight Comments" by using "Get Info"
>>>> and delete it.
>>>
>>> Yeah, thanks! Meanwhile I had discovered that one too plus what it
>>> triggers. The Finder tries to set the EA twice form xxx.txt. The
>>> second attempt fails because the EA already exists. These command in
>>> terminal.app reproduce the same issue:
>>> $ cd /Volumes/netatalk_volume_with_ea_ad
>>> $ touch file
>>> $ xattr -w test bla file
>>> $ xattr -w test blub file
>>> xattr: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: 'file'
>>>
>>> At least from looking at the nettrace of xattr it _might_ be a bug in
>>> the client.
>>
>> No, of course it's not. I've just messed up the flags. I'll fix it tomorrow.
> 
> Done. Can you test it please?

I tested it.
It runs well.

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