6.25. Attr-2.4.48

The attr package contains utilities to administer the extended attributes on filesystem objects.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU

Required disk space: 4.2 MB

6.25.1. Installation of Attr

Prepare Attr for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --disable-static  \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/attr-2.4.48

Compile the package:

make

The tests need to be run on a filesystem that supports extended attributes such as the ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystems. To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install

The shared library needs to be moved to /lib, and as a result the .so file in /usr/lib will need to be recreated:

mv -v /usr/lib/libattr.so.* /lib
ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libattr.so) /usr/lib/libattr.so

Installed programs: attr, getfattr, and setattr

Installed library: libattr.so

Installed directories: /usr/include/attr and /usr/share/doc/attr-2.4.48

attr	Extends attributes on filesystem objects
getfattr	Gets the extended attributes of filesystem objects
setattr	Sets the extended attributes of filesystem objects
`libattr`	Contains the library functions for manipulating extended attributes