Now that I know how to get instruments to track retains and releases, I can see 
what is happening to my entity.  I'm still uncertain how to interpret the 
results, but I see two strange things in the history of the object being 
deleted:

1) It has a reference count of 3 after all the deletion stuff has finished
2) Whenever I do [NSTreeController selectedObjects] I seem to end with an 
additional reference count. Is that expected?

In the end, I'm struggling to see if this could be the cause of my "CoreData 
could not fulfil fault" bug. Since I can't reproduce this on my development 
machine (10.8) and it only shows up on 10.6.8, it's proving difficult to track 
down.

Anyone have any other ideas? Or can anyone see the problem in the history of 
the object dumped below?

Yours in abject frustration,

Martin


#       Address Category        Event Type      RefCt   Timestamp       Size    
Responsible Library     Responsible Caller
0       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Malloc  1       00:10.760.480   
112     CoreData        _PFAllocateObject
1       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  2       00:10.760.709   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalAdditions) 
_insertObjectWithGlobalID:globalID:]
2       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  3       00:10.761.328   
0       CoreData        _sharedIMPL_setvfk_core
3       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 2       00:10.761.358   
0       CoreData        _PF_ManagedObject_DidChangeValueForKeyIndex
4       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  3       00:10.763.708   
0       Foundation      -[NSObject(NSDelayedPerforming) 
performSelector:withObject:afterDelay:inModes:]
5       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  4       00:10.763.726   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
addFolder:withFilePath:createOnDisk:]
6       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 3       00:10.763.726   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
addFolder:withFilePath:createOnDisk:]
7       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Autorelease             
00:10.763.729   0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
addFolder:withFilePath:createOnDisk:]
8       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  4       00:10.763.730   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController addNewFolder]
9       0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 3       00:10.763.730   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController addNewFolder]
10      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  4       00:10.776.907   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processPendingInsertions:withDeletions:withUpdates:]
11      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:10.776.909   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processPendingInsertions:withDeletions:withUpdates:]
12      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:10.776.911   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processPendingInsertions:withDeletions:withUpdates:]
13      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:10.777.108   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processRecentChanges:]
14      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:10.777.255   
0       AppKit  -[_NSManagedProxy _managedObjectsChangedInContext:]
15      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:10.777.315   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController(NSManagedController) 
_reactToMatchingInsertions:deletions:refreshed:]
16      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:10.777.319   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController(NSManagedController) 
_reactToMatchingInsertions:deletions:refreshed:]
17      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  9       00:10.777.732   
0       Foundation      -[NSArray(NSKeyValueSorting) 
sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:]
18      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  10      00:10.777.846   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeNode setRepresentedObject:]
19      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  11      00:10.779.008   
0       TeXnicle        -[ESOutlineView reloadData]
20      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 10      00:10.779.011   
0       TeXnicle        -[ESOutlineView reloadData]
21      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 9       00:10.779.083   
0       AppKit  -[_NSManagedProxy _managedObjectsChangedInContext:]
22      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 8       00:10.779.133   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processRecentChanges:]
23      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:10.779.169   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
24      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:10.779.178   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
25      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:10.779.895   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
26      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:10.784.592   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
27      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:10.784.900   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
28      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:10.863.819   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController selectItem:]
29      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:10.863.822   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
30      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:10.864.470   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
31      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:10.864.470   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
32      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:10.864.473   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
33      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:10.866.106   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
34      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:10.866.109   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
35      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:10.866.111   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
36      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:10.867.456   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument 
handleProjectOutlineViewSelectionChange:]
37      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:10.867.458   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument 
handleProjectOutlineViewSelectionChange:]
38      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:10.867.466   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
39      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:10.867.534   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
40      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:10.868.053   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController selectItem:]
41      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:10.868.115   
0       Foundation      __delayedPerformCleanup
42      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:10.872.624   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
43      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:10.872.689   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
44      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:11.693.608   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
45      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:11.693.732   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
46      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:12.105.209   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
47      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:12.105.428   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
48      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:12.237.667   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController 
_selectObjectsAtIndexPathsNoCopy:avoidsEmptySelection:sendObserverNotifications:]
49      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:12.936.571   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
50      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:12.936.638   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
51      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:12.955.016   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]
52      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:12.955.022   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]
53      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:12.955.034   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
54      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:12.955.047   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectEntity items]
55      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:12.957.075   
0       Foundation      NSLog
56      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:12.957.084   
0       Foundation      NSLog
57      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:12.966.605   
0       Foundation      -[NSArray(NSKeyValueCoding) valueForKey:]
58      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:12.984.347   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]
59      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:12.984.351   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]
60      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:12.984.363   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
61      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:12.984.375   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectEntity items]
62      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:12.986.154   
0       Foundation      NSLog
63      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:12.986.158   
0       Foundation      NSLog
64      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:12.986.250   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]
65      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:12.986.253   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]
66      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:12.986.259   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
67      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:12.986.265   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectEntity items]
68      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:12.996.524   
0       CoreData        -[NSMappedObjectStore 
executeSaveChangesRequest:withContext:]
69      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:12.996.564   
0       CoreData        -[NSMappedObjectStore 
executeSaveChangesRequest:withContext:]
70      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:13.006.108   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext save:]
71      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:13.006.158   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
72      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:13.006.212   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalAdditions) 
_didSaveChanges]
73      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:13.006.340   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalAdditions) 
_clearInsertions]
74      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:13.006.425   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalAdditions) 
_didSaveChanges]
75      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:13.033.109   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
76      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:13.033.112   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
77      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 3       00:13.033.337   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]
78      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  4       00:15.174.828   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
79      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:15.174.846   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
80      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:15.174.849   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
81      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:15.175.738   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument 
handleProjectOutlineViewSelectionChange:]
82      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:15.175.740   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument 
handleProjectOutlineViewSelectionChange:]
83      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:15.175.745   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
84      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:15.175.854   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
85      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:15.176.191   
0       TeXnicle        -[TPOutlineView defaultMenuForRow:]
86      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:15.176.193   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController selectItem:]
87      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:15.176.194   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
88      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:15.176.530   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
89      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:15.176.530   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
90      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:15.176.533   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
91      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:15.177.105   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController 
_selectObjectsAtIndexPathsNoCopy:avoidsEmptySelection:sendObserverNotifications:]
92      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:15.177.220   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController selectItem:]
93      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:15.227.033   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
94      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:15.227.100   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
95      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 3       00:16.907.014   
0       TeXnicle        -[TPOutlineView removeItem:]
96      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  4       00:16.932.178   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
97      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 3       00:16.932.285   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
outlineView:willDisplayCell:forTableColumn:item:]
98      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  4       00:16.962.115   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
99      0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:16.962.118   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
100     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:16.962.120   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController selectedObjects]
101     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:16.962.125   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
102     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:16.962.187   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument updateStatusView]
103     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  5       00:17.469.725   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController removeItemsInFolder:]
104     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.469.735   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController removeItemsInFolder:]
105     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:17.469.770   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument 
handleProjectItemEntityWasRemovedNotification:]
106     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:17.470.639   
0       TeXnicle        -[TeXProjectDocument 
handleProjectItemEntityWasRemovedNotification:]
107     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.472.509   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController removeItemsInFolder:]
108     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.473.280   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) indexPathToObject:]
109     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:17.473.281   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
110     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:17.473.540   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
111     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:17.473.540   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
112     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:17.473.543   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) treeNodeForObject:]
113     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.473.552   
0       TeXnicle        -[NSTreeController(ESExtensions) indexPathToObject:]
114     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.473.570   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController 
_removeObjectsAtArrangedObjectIndexPaths:objectHandler:]
115     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:17.474.023   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeControllerTreeNode removeObjectFromSubNodesAtIndex:]
116     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:17.474.024   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeControllerTreeNode removeObjectFromSubNodesAtIndex:]
117     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.474.025   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeControllerTreeNode removeObjectFromSubNodesAtIndex:]
118     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.474.178   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext deleteObject:]
119     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.474.197   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeController 
_removeObjectsAtArrangedObjectIndexPaths:objectHandler:]
120     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.475.095   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_propagateDeletesUsingTable:]
121     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.475.096   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_propagateDeletesUsingTable:]
122     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.475.193   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObject(_NSInternalMethods) 
_excludeObject:fromPropertyWithKey:andIndex:]
123     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.475.235   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObject(_NSInternalMethods) 
_excludeObject:fromPropertyWithKey:andIndex:]
124     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.475.241   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_propagateDeletesUsingTable:]
125     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.475.243   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_propagateDeletesUsingTable:]
126     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  6       00:17.475.283   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processPendingDeletions:withInsertions:withUpdates:withNewlyForgottenList:withRemovedChangedObjects:]
127     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  7       00:17.475.284   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processPendingDeletions:withInsertions:withUpdates:withNewlyForgottenList:withRemovedChangedObjects:]
128     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:17.475.287   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processPendingDeletions:withInsertions:withUpdates:withNewlyForgottenList:withRemovedChangedObjects:]
129     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:17.475.474   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processRecentChanges:]
130     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Retain  8       00:17.475.579   
0       AppKit  -[_NSManagedProxy _managedObjectsChangedInContext:]
131     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 7       00:17.475.589   
0       AppKit  -[_NSManagedProxy _managedObjectsChangedInContext:]
132     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 6       00:17.475.632   
0       CoreData        -[NSManagedObjectContext(_NSInternalChangeProcessing) 
_processRecentChanges:]
133     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 5       00:17.475.788   
0       TeXnicle        -[ProjectItemTreeController 
removeItemsAlertEnded:code:context:]
134     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 4       00:17.714.616   
0       AppKit  -[NSTreeNode dealloc]
135     0x1031c4bd0     FolderEntity_Folder_    Release 3       00:17.714.623   
0       Foundation      -[NSAutoreleasePool drain]


On 12, Jan, 2013, at 07:20 AM, Martin Hewitson <martin.hewit...@aei.mpg.de> 
wrote:

> OK, I tried with the MOC's undoManager set to nil, but the problem persists. 
> Most annoying. I'll keep digging and post back if I discover anything.
> 
> Martin
> 
> On 10, Jan, 2013, at 06:46 PM, Peter <magn...@web.de> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Am 10.01.2013 um 18:38 schrieb Martin Hewitson:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 10, Jan, 2013, at 06:25 PM, Peter <magn...@web.de> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Am 10.01.2013 um 18:06 schrieb Martin Hewitson:
>>>> 
>>>>> And I forgot to mention: the persistent store seems to get saved since 
>>>>> when I restart the app (it's unusable after the CoreData error) the 
>>>>> removed entities are not present. Curiouser and curiouser.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Martin
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 10, Jan, 2013, at 06:05 PM, Martin Hewitson 
>>>>> <martin.hewit...@aei.mpg.de> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 9, Jan, 2013, at 04:26 PM, Mike Abdullah <cocoa...@mikeabdullah.net> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 8 Jan 2013, at 05:53, Martin Hewitson wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 08:44 PM, Mike Abdullah <cocoa...@mikeabdullah.net> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 7 Jan 2013, at 16:35, Martin Hewitson <martin.hewit...@aei.mpg.de> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Francisco,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the feedback!
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> What you suggest sounds like it might fix the problem, but I'm 
>>>>>>>>>> wondering how best to do this. Currently I'm just calling -remove: 
>>>>>>>>>> on the tree controller to delete the selected object(s). Of course, 
>>>>>>>>>> if I clear the selection first, then -remove: doesn't do anything. I 
>>>>>>>>>> can grab an array of the selected objects before clearing the 
>>>>>>>>>> selection then use NSManagedObjectContext's -deleteObject:. So 
>>>>>>>>>> something like this:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> // get a pointer to the selected items
>>>>>>>>>> NSArray *items = [self selectedObjects];
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> // clear selection
>>>>>>>>>> [self setSelectionIndexPaths:@[]];
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> // now delete from the MOC
>>>>>>>>>> for (NSManagedObject *item in items) {
>>>>>>>>>> [self.managedObjectContext deleteObject:item];
>>>>>>>>>> [self.managedObjectContext processPendingChanges];
>>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Does that look sensible to you?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Why are you calling -processPendingChanges at each iteration of the 
>>>>>>>>> loop? Calling it yourself is rarely needed, and best done only with 
>>>>>>>>> justification.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I read in that thread that I referenced (I think) that it may be 
>>>>>>>> necessary to do this to avoid/handle objects being deleted twice (if a 
>>>>>>>> parent and child are selected, then deleted). To be honest, I'm just 
>>>>>>>> trying things to see what works. Since this problem only occurs on 
>>>>>>>> 10.6.8, I think I'm looking for a work-around.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hmm. In my case I go to some lengths to figure out which objects don't 
>>>>>>> need to be deleted, because an ancestor has already been deleted. It 
>>>>>>> does seem simpler your way.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I wonder though — I don't believe there is any harm in asking Core Data 
>>>>>>> to delete an object that's already been marked for deletion. And 
>>>>>>> indeed, you code is doing that. The difference the 
>>>>>>> -processPendingChanges call makes is that handling the delete rule will 
>>>>>>> happen during that call, so child objects are already marked for 
>>>>>>> deletion.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> However, I'm still not able to get this to work on 10.6.8.  Having the 
>>>>>> -processPendingChanges call seems to make no difference.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The code I currently have in my -remove: method of the NSTreeController 
>>>>>> subclass is
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> // get a pointer to the selected items
>>>>>> NSArray *items = [self selectedObjects];
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> // clear selection
>>>>>> [self.outlineView selectRowIndexes:[NSIndexSet indexSet] 
>>>>>> byExtendingSelection:NO];
>>>>>> [self setSelectionIndexPaths:@[]];
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> // now from the MOC
>>>>>> for (NSManagedObject *item in items) {
>>>>>> [self removeObjectAtArrangedObjectIndexPath:[self 
>>>>>> indexPathToObject:item]];
>>>>>> [self.managedObjectContext deleteObject:item];
>>>>>> [self.managedObjectContext processPendingChanges];
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> (-indexPathToObject: comes from a category NSTreeController_Extensions.h 
>>>>>> from Jonathan Dann)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Despite this, I must still have a reference to a deleted object 
>>>>>> somewhere, but I've no idea where.
>>>> 
>>>> What about the undo manager - if you are using undo?
>>> 
>>> I think the MOC handles its own undo manager, right? At least I'm not doing 
>>> handling it myself and I can undo the deletions. But surely the MOC will 
>>> take care of deletion and undo properly, won't it?
>> 
>> Im am not sure what happens under which condition in CoreData under 10.6.8. 
>> I had a similar issue with an array controller involved. Maybe you should 
>> try setting it to nil and see if the problem persists.
>> 
>>> Martin
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>>> Could there be other reasons for getting the "CodeData could not fulfull 
>>>>>> a fault" error?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Martin
>>>>>> 
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