2008/10/28 Amit Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Yes, "cp -p"'ing should work on Tiger.

Looking at the 10.4.8 cp implementation, I see that by default cp
uses copyfile(COPYFILE_XATTR). -p only adds COPYFILE_ACL.

> To get Finder-compatible
> behavior on Tiger and have consistency between the Finder and the
> command-line, you'd want to use ._ files.

I'll gladly use them, but cp is still stubbornly discarding them.

> You can always use the two canonical reference file systems to see how
> they behave: fusexmp_fh and sshfs. See
> http://groups.google.com/group/macfuse/browse_thread/thread/a65c82fe5db9073d.
>
> If you see incorrect behavior in a reference file system, then it
> could be a bug or regression.

Thanks, I'll check them out.

> PS: All bets are off if you guys tweak your system or use alien
> software. Things in OS X are pretty confusing as it is. Only yesterday
> there was somebody for whom installation didn't work because he didn't
> have awk in /usr/bin. Similarly, if you use a copy command ported over
> from CP/M or some such, you can't really complain that it's not
> working.

Heh. That reminds me, has anyone tested their filesystems in the
presence of software like BlueHarvest (filters out appledouble
files, amongst other things)?

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