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
