--- /dev/null
+This patch provides --flags, which preserves the st_flags field.
+Modified from a patch that was written by Rolf Grossmann:
+
+ http://www.progtech.net/rsync.flags-patch
+
+--- old/configure.in
++++ new/configure.in
+@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(waitpid wait4 getcwd strd
+ memmove lchown vsnprintf snprintf vasprintf asprintf setsid glob strpbrk \
+ strlcat strlcpy strtol mallinfo getgroups setgroups geteuid getegid \
+ setlocale setmode open64 lseek64 mkstemp64 mtrace va_copy __va_copy \
+- strerror putenv iconv_open locale_charset nl_langinfo \
++ chflags strerror putenv iconv_open locale_charset nl_langinfo \
+ sigaction sigprocmask)
+
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpgrp tcgetpgrp)
+--- old/flist.c
++++ new/flist.c
+@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ extern int preserve_links;
+ extern int preserve_hard_links;
+ extern int preserve_devices;
+ extern int preserve_specials;
++extern int preserve_flags;
+ extern int preserve_uid;
+ extern int preserve_gid;
+ extern int relative_paths;
+@@ -312,6 +313,9 @@ static void send_file_entry(struct file_
+ unsigned short flags;
+ static time_t modtime;
+ static mode_t mode;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ static uint32 fileflags;
++#endif
+ static int64 dev;
+ static dev_t rdev;
+ static uint32 rdev_major;
+@@ -344,6 +348,12 @@ static void send_file_entry(struct file_
+ flags |= XMIT_SAME_MODE;
+ else
+ mode = file->mode;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ if (file->fileflags == fileflags)
++ flags |= XMIT_SAME_FLAGS;
++ else
++ fileflags = file->fileflags;
++#endif
+ if ((preserve_devices && IS_DEVICE(mode))
+ || (preserve_specials && IS_SPECIAL(mode))) {
+ if (protocol_version < 28) {
+@@ -427,6 +437,10 @@ static void send_file_entry(struct file_
+ write_int(f, modtime);
+ if (!(flags & XMIT_SAME_MODE))
+ write_int(f, to_wire_mode(mode));
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ if (preserve_flags && !(flags & XMIT_SAME_FLAGS))
++ write_int(f, (int)fileflags);
++#endif
+ if (preserve_uid && !(flags & XMIT_SAME_UID)) {
+ if (!numeric_ids)
+ add_uid(uid);
+@@ -496,6 +510,9 @@ static struct file_struct *receive_file_
+ {
+ static time_t modtime;
+ static mode_t mode;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ static uint32 fileflags;
++#endif
+ static int64 dev;
+ static dev_t rdev;
+ static uint32 rdev_major;
+@@ -569,9 +586,12 @@ static struct file_struct *receive_file_
+ modtime = (time_t)read_int(f);
+ if (!(flags & XMIT_SAME_MODE))
+ mode = from_wire_mode(read_int(f));
+-
+ if (chmod_modes && !S_ISLNK(mode))
+ mode = tweak_mode(mode, chmod_modes);
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ if (preserve_flags && !(flags & XMIT_SAME_FLAGS))
++ fileflags = (uint32)read_int(f);
++#endif
+
+ if (preserve_uid && !(flags & XMIT_SAME_UID))
+ uid = (uid_t)read_int(f);
+@@ -622,6 +642,9 @@ static struct file_struct *receive_file_
+ file->modtime = modtime;
+ file->length = file_length;
+ file->mode = mode;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ file->fileflags = fileflags;
++#endif
+ file->uid = uid;
+ file->gid = gid;
+
+@@ -874,6 +897,9 @@ struct file_struct *make_file(char *fnam
+ file->modtime = st.st_mtime;
+ file->length = st.st_size;
+ file->mode = st.st_mode;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ file->fileflags = st.st_flags;
++#endif
+ file->uid = st.st_uid;
+ file->gid = st.st_gid;
+
+--- old/generator.c
++++ new/generator.c
+@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ static int delete_item(char *fname, int
+ if (!S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+ if (max_delete && ++deletion_count > max_delete)
+ return 0;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ make_mutable(fname);
++#endif
+ if (make_backups && (backup_dir || !is_backup_file(fname)))
+ ok = make_backup(fname);
+ else
+@@ -150,10 +153,17 @@ static int delete_item(char *fname, int
+ ok = 0;
+ errno = ENOTEMPTY;
+ } else if (make_backups && !backup_dir && !is_backup_file(fname)
+- && !(flags & DEL_FORCE_RECURSE))
++ && !(flags & DEL_FORCE_RECURSE)) {
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ make_mutable(fname);
++#endif
+ ok = make_backup(fname);
+- else
++ } else {
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ make_mutable(fname);
++#endif
+ ok = do_rmdir(fname) == 0;
++ }
+ if (ok) {
+ if (!(flags & DEL_TERSE))
+ log_delete(fname, mode);
+--- old/options.c
++++ new/options.c
+@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ int copy_links = 0;
+ int preserve_links = 0;
+ int preserve_hard_links = 0;
+ int preserve_perms = 0;
++int preserve_flags = 0;
+ int preserve_executability = 0;
+ int preserve_devices = 0;
+ int preserve_specials = 0;
+@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ static void print_rsync_version(enum log
+ char const *hardlinks = "no ";
+ char const *links = "no ";
+ char const *ipv6 = "no ";
++ char const *flags = "no ";
+ STRUCT_STAT *dumstat;
+
+ #ifdef HAVE_SOCKETPAIR
+@@ -218,6 +220,10 @@ static void print_rsync_version(enum log
+ ipv6 = "";
+ #endif
+
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ flags = "";
++#endif
++
+ rprintf(f, "%s version %s protocol version %d\n",
+ RSYNC_NAME, RSYNC_VERSION, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+ rprintf(f, "Copyright (C) 1996-2006 by Andrew Tridgell, Wayne Davison, and others.\n");
+@@ -230,9 +236,9 @@ static void print_rsync_version(enum log
+ /* Note that this field may not have type ino_t. It depends
+ * on the complicated interaction between largefile feature
+ * macros. */
+- rprintf(f, " %sinplace, %sIPv6, "
++ rprintf(f, " %sinplace, %sIPv6, %sfile flags, "
+ "%d-bit system inums, %d-bit internal inums\n",
+- have_inplace, ipv6,
++ have_inplace, ipv6, flags,
+ (int) (sizeof dumstat->st_ino * 8),
+ (int) (sizeof (int64) * 8));
+ #ifdef MAINTAINER_MODE
+@@ -294,6 +300,7 @@ void usage(enum logcode F)
+ rprintf(F," -K, --keep-dirlinks treat symlinked dir on receiver as dir\n");
+ rprintf(F," -H, --hard-links preserve hard links\n");
+ rprintf(F," -p, --perms preserve permissions\n");
++ rprintf(F," --flags preserve file flags\n");
+ rprintf(F," -E, --executability preserve the file's executability\n");
+ rprintf(F," --chmod=CHMOD change destination permissions\n");
+ rprintf(F," -o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)\n");
+@@ -409,6 +416,8 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[]
+ {"perms", 'p', POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_perms, 1, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-perms", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_perms, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-p", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_perms, 0, 0, 0 },
++ {"flags", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_flags, 1, 0, 0 },
++ {"no-flags", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_flags, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"executability", 'E', POPT_ARG_NONE, &preserve_executability, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"times", 't', POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_times, 1, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-times", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_times, 0, 0, 0 },
+@@ -1107,6 +1116,15 @@ int parse_arguments(int *argc, const cha
+ }
+ #endif
+
++#ifndef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ if (preserve_flags) {
++ snprintf(err_buf, sizeof err_buf,
++ "file flags are not supported on this %s\n",
++ am_server ? "server" : "client");
++ return 0;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ if (write_batch && read_batch) {
+ snprintf(err_buf, sizeof err_buf,
+ "--write-batch and --read-batch can not be used together\n");
+@@ -1562,6 +1580,9 @@ void server_options(char **args,int *arg
+ if (xfer_dirs && !recurse && delete_mode && am_sender)
+ args[ac++] = "--no-r";
+
++ if (preserve_flags)
++ args[ac++] = "--flags";
++
+ if (do_compression && def_compress_level != Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION) {
+ if (asprintf(&arg, "--compress-level=%d", def_compress_level) < 0)
+ goto oom;
+--- old/rsync.c
++++ new/rsync.c
+@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern int verbose;
+ extern int dry_run;
+ extern int daemon_log_format_has_i;
+ extern int preserve_perms;
++extern int preserve_flags;
+ extern int preserve_executability;
+ extern int preserve_times;
+ extern int omit_dir_times;
+@@ -217,6 +218,19 @@ int set_file_attrs(char *fname, struct f
+ }
+ #endif
+
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ if (preserve_flags && !S_ISLNK(st->st_mode)
++ && st->st_flags != file->fileflags) {
++ if (do_chflags(fname, file->fileflags) != 0) {
++ rsyserr(FERROR, errno,
++ "failed to set file flags on %s",
++ full_fname(fname));
++ return 0;
++ }
++ updated = 1;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ if (verbose > 1 && flags & ATTRS_REPORT) {
+ enum logcode code = daemon_log_format_has_i || dry_run
+ ? FCLIENT : FINFO;
+@@ -252,6 +266,10 @@ void finish_transfer(char *fname, char *
+ {
+ int ret;
+
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ make_mutable(fname); /* XXX */
++#endif
++
+ if (inplace) {
+ if (verbose > 2)
+ rprintf(FINFO, "finishing %s\n", fname);
+@@ -305,3 +323,27 @@ const char *who_am_i(void)
+ return am_server ? "server" : "client";
+ return am_sender ? "sender" : am_generator ? "generator" : "receiver";
+ }
++
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++/* remove immutable flags from an object, so it can be altered/removed. */
++void make_mutable(char *fname)
++{
++#define NOCHANGEBITS (UF_IMMUTABLE | UF_APPEND | UF_NOUNLINK | SF_IMMUTABLE | SF_APPEND | SF_NOUNLINK)
++ STRUCT_STAT stb;
++ int failed;
++
++ if (dry_run)
++ return;
++
++ /* XXX get rid of this extra stat() */
++#ifdef SUPPORT_LINKS
++ failed = do_lstat(fname, &stb);
++#else
++ failed = do_stat(fname, &stb);
++#endif
++ if (failed)
++ return;
++ if (stb.st_flags & NOCHANGEBITS)
++ do_chflags(fname, stb.st_flags & ~NOCHANGEBITS);
++}
++#endif
+--- old/rsync.h
++++ new/rsync.h
+@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
+ #define XMIT_HAS_IDEV_DATA (1<<9)
+ #define XMIT_SAME_DEV (1<<10)
+ #define XMIT_RDEV_MINOR_IS_SMALL (1<<11)
++#define XMIT_SAME_FLAGS (1<<12)
+
+ /* These flags are used in the live flist data. */
+
+@@ -519,6 +520,9 @@ struct file_struct {
+ struct hlink *links;
+ } link_u;
+ time_t modtime;
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++ uint32 fileflags;
++#endif
+ uid_t uid;
+ gid_t gid;
+ mode_t mode;
+@@ -702,6 +706,9 @@ extern int errno;
+ #ifdef HAVE_LINK
+ #define SUPPORT_HARD_LINKS 1
+ #endif
++#ifdef HAVE_CHFLAGS
++#define SUPPORT_FLAGS 1
++#endif
+
+ #ifdef HAVE_SIGACTION
+ #define SIGACTION(n,h) sigact.sa_handler=(h), sigaction((n),&sigact,NULL)
+--- old/rsync.yo
++++ new/rsync.yo
+@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a
+ -p, --perms preserve permissions
+ -E, --executability preserve executability
+ --chmod=CHMOD change destination permissions
++ --flags preserve file flags
+ -o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
+ -g, --group preserve group
+ --devices preserve device files (super-user only)
+@@ -498,7 +499,9 @@ specified, in which case bf(-r) is not i
+
+ Note that bf(-a) bf(does not preserve hardlinks), because
+ finding multiply-linked files is expensive. You must separately
+-specify bf(-H).
++specify bf(-H). Note also that for compatibility, bf(-a)
++currently bf(does not include --flags) (see there) to include preserving
++change file flags (if supported by the OS).
+
+ dit(--no-OPTION) You may turn off one or more implied options by prefixing
+ the option name with "no-". Not all options may be prefixed with a "no-":
+@@ -793,6 +796,13 @@ quote(itemize(
+
+ If bf(--perms) is enabled, this option is ignored.
+
++dit(bf(--flags)) This option causes rsync to update the change file flags
++to be the same as the source file, if your OS supports the chflags(2)
++system call. In any case, an attempt is made to remove flags that would
++prevent a file to be altered. Some flags can only be altered by the
++super-user and can only be unset below a certain secure-level (usually
++single-user mode).
++
+ dit(bf(--chmod)) This option tells rsync to apply one or more
+ comma-separated "chmod" strings to the permission of the files in the
+ transfer. The resulting value is treated as though it was the permissions
+--- old/syscall.c
++++ new/syscall.c
+@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ int do_chmod(const char *path, mode_t mo
+ }
+ #endif
+
++#ifdef SUPPORT_FLAGS
++int do_chflags(const char *path, u_long flags)
++{
++ if (dry_run) return 0;
++ RETURN_ERROR_IF_RO_OR_LO;
++ return chflags(path, flags);
++}
++#endif
++
+ int do_rename(const char *fname1, const char *fname2)
+ {
+ if (dry_run) return 0;