--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -175,19 +175,6 @@
else
AC_MSG_ERROR([fam library not found])
fi
-fi
-
-# Disable use of file extended attributes. With xattrs disabled we can use
-# mtime instead of ctime to look for file mods. Default is enabled.
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(xattr,
- AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-xattr],
- [Enable fetching metadata from file extended attributes. This is only
- useful if some application creates them on (part of) your data set. You also
- need to set up appropriate mappings in the configuration.]),
- xattrEnabled=$enableval, xattrEnabled=yes)
-
-if test X$xattrEnabled = Xyes ; then
- AC_DEFINE(RCL_USE_XATTR, 1, [Use file extended attributes])
fi
# Enable use of threads in the indexing pipeline.