xattr -c not removing com.apple.FinderInfo attribute

Hi all, reposting from here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/789849/xattr-c-not-removing-com-apple-finderinfo-attribute

I was trying to build my Xcode project, but ran into the error "resource fork, Finder information, or similar detritus not allowed." I was following the solutions from this stack exchange post, but xattr seems to not be working as expected.

Basically, running xattr -cr . on my project directory successfully removes all xattrs except for com.apple.FinderInfo, which persists on all .xcodeproj and .xcworkspace files. I've tried everything under the sun, from xattr -d to sudo to dot_clean to tar to rsync and nothing can remove it. Is this just some kind of immortal attribute? It's preventing me from building my project. I'm at a loss here, this is my senior thesis project.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 825623022

No worries. Let’s just close this out with a link to your real thread.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

sorry if this is a repost, I think my original attempt failed to submit because my laptop died right after I clicked 'submit'

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No worries. Let’s just close this out with a link to your real thread.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

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