[MacPorts] #73455: findutils: cannot use locate; updatedb apparently fails to do anything useful!

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#73455: findutils: cannot use locate; updatedb apparently fails to do anything
useful!
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  Reporter:  seamusdemora  |      Owner:  mascguy
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:  2.11.6
Resolution:                |   Keywords:  sequoia
      Port:  findutils     |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 Replying to [comment:19 seamusdemora]:
 > Ryan,
 >
 > If you can remove {{{updatedb}}} and {{{locate}}}, that may be a good
 solution. However,

 Just to clarify, I'm just making suggestions; I personally am not
 currently working on changing this port.

 Replying to [comment:20 tomio-arisaka]:
 > {{{gupdatedb}}} is a shell script. So we can see how it works.

 > So I changed the command in order to avoid the errors:
 >
 > {{{
 > $ sudo gfind /System \( -path "/System/Volumes" -prune \) -o -type f
 -print0 | /opt/local/libexec/gfrcode -0 > ${HOME}/locatedb02
 > Password:
 > $
 > }}}

 Are you suggesting that `gupdatedb` should be changed in this way? If so,
 please propose it to the developers of findutils so that they can evaluate
 whether it is a suitable fix for inclusion in their software. If they say
 it is, then we can add a patch the port until they release a new version
 containing that fix.

 > By the way,
 > macOS file system supports **extended attributes**, **file flags**, and
 the **Access Control Lists** (ACL). {{{/usr/bin/find}}} can look for them,
 and {{{/bin/ls}}} can display them, if present.
 >
 > For example, on ARM64 macOS Sonoma, **extended attributes** and **file
 flags** are used for **System Integrity Protection** (SIP):

 Or are you suggesting that `gupdatedb` should be changed in a different
 way that uses extended attributes and file flags to locate the paths that
 should be excluded?

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