On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 10:08 PM, Quincey Morris < quinceymor...@rivergatesoftware.com> wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2013, at 19:20 , Tom Harrington <atomicb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What does "stale" mean in this context? And if the bookmark is stale, what > if anything should I do (or not do) in response to that? > > > "Stale" means that the referenced file could not be found using the > explicit information in the bookmark (such as the parent directory and file > name), but a plausible alternative *could* be found by assuming information > that's either not in the bookmark or that contradicts what's in the > bookmark. > > For example, if the file was renamed, and the bookmark has recorded the > file system node number, the original file could be be found via the file > number. However, it now has a conflicting name, even though bookmark > resolution has "decided" it's the same file. > > Now imagine, for example, that the file is accidentally deleted and then > restored from a backup, under the newest name. It will likely have a > different file number and the original bookmark will now be unresolvable. > > When you're told that a bookmark is stale, you're being warned that file > metadata has changed, and that further metadata changes may break the > bookmark. That gives you the opportunity to re-create the bookmark using > the latest metadata, rendering the bookmark more tolerant to future > metadata changes. > > You can choose to re-create the bookmark or not. The upside to doing so is > that your bookmark may more robustly follow a series of file metadata > changes. OTOH you may not want to have your bookmark cling to files that > are moved or renamed. > Thanks for the detailed explanation, just what I needed. -- Tom Harrington atomicb...@gmail.com AIM: atomicbird1 _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
