Re: Stale URL bookmarks?
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
Stale URL bookmarks?
When resolving a URL bookmark, one of the options is a BOOL * that on return tells you if the bookmark data is stale. 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? -- 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
Re: Stale URL bookmarks?
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. ___ 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
