Re: NSFileManager and aliases
Re: NSFileManager and aliases
- Subject: Re: NSFileManager and aliases
- From: Alex Curylo <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:49:56 -0700
>
- aliases are not supported by any API on the world save Carbon.
So logically you must also believe that all unique features of Cocoa ought
to be done away with too, then?
>
- aliases (just like hardlinks) can't be folder-relative,
Erm. I do so hate to mess up such a lovely rant, but that's just a little
too obviously flat wrong to see promoted as fact.
"You can have NewAlias store relative path information as well by supplying
a starting point for a relative path..."
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/mac/Files/Files-345.html#HEADING345-0
>
and thus cannot be archived properly
"The search strategies are designed to find the original target
of an alias record, even if the target has been moved, renamed, copied,
or restored from backup."
^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/mac/Files/Files-343.html#MARKER-9-25
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