Re: /usr/lib/charset.alias file identified as Alias by FSIsAliasFile(), FSResolveAliasFile() fails to get the target
Re: /usr/lib/charset.alias file identified as Alias by FSIsAliasFile(), FSResolveAliasFile() fails to get the target
- Subject: Re: /usr/lib/charset.alias file identified as Alias by FSIsAliasFile(), FSResolveAliasFile() fails to get the target
- From: rohan a <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:20:35 +0530
Hi,
I get the same
# file /usr/lib/charset.alias
/usr/lib/charset.alias: ASCII text
But still FSIsAliasFile() identifies it as an alias.
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Juan Manuel Palacios
<email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Oct 20, 2009, at 4:45 AM, rohan a wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> The file /usr/lib/charset.alias is identified by FSIsAliasFile() as an
>> alias file. However, when I try to resolve it using
>> FSResolveAliasFile() it fails to resolve.
>>
>
>
> $[jmpp @jmpp: ~](8/0,0) -> sw_vers
> ProductName: Mac OS X
> ProductVersion: 10.5.8
> BuildVersion: 9L31a
>
> $[jmpp @jmpp: ~](9/0,0) -> file /usr/lib/charset.alias
> /usr/lib/charset.alias: ASCII text
>
> In my system that's a regular file, although I haven't tried
> FSIsAliasFile() on it to see what info I'd get. Have you checked manually at
> the terminal level? I would guess file(1) confirming it's not an alias would
> indeed have a lot of bearing on being able to resolve it.
>
> Regards,...
>
>
> - jmpp
>
>
>
>> Below is the code :
>>
>> #include<stdio.h>
>> #include "/Developer/Headers/FlatCarbon/Aliases.h"
>>
>> int main(int argc,char *argv[])
>> {
>> FSRef fileRef;
>> Boolean aliasFileFlag, folderFlag,targetIsFolder,wasAliased;
>> FSRef theRef;
>> char path[255];
>> int i=0;
>> int x;
>>
>> FSPathMakeRef((UInt8 *)argv[1],&fileRef,NULL);
>> FSPathMakeRef((UInt8 *)argv[1],&theRef,NULL);
>> FSIsAliasFile(&fileRef, &aliasFileFlag, &folderFlag);
>> if(aliasFileFlag == TRUE)
>> printf("Alias file\n");
>> else
>> {
>> if(folderFlag == 1)
>> printf("Folder\n");
>> else
>> printf("File\n");
>> return 0;
>> }
>> x = FSResolveAliasFile(&theRef,TRUE,&targetIsFolder,&wasAliased);
>> if (x)
>> printf("failed\n");
>>
>> if(targetIsFolder == TRUE)
>> printf("Target is Directory\n");
>> else
>> printf("Target is file\n");
>>
>> FSRefMakePath(&theRef,path,255);
>> printf("\"%s\" points to \"%s\"\n",argv[1],path);
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> This code works for all other files.
>>
>> What might be the issue ?
>>
>> The output of GetFileInfo does not indicate that the file is an alias.
>>
>> /Developer/Tools/GetFileInfo /usr/lib/charset.alias
>> file: "/usr/lib/charset.alias"
>> type: ""
>> creator: ""
>> attributes: avbstclinmedz
>> created: 04/01/1976 15:30:38
>> modified: 01/30/2006 13:41:33
>>
>> Thanks
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