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Re: Interface Builder changes IDs in XIB files on open/save
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Re: Interface Builder changes IDs in XIB files on open/save


  • Subject: Re: Interface Builder changes IDs in XIB files on open/save
  • From: "Jonathan del Strother" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:49:10 +0100

On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Sebastian Nowicki <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
> I just noticed that whenever I open a XIB (the same might apply for NIB
> files) in Interface Builder, it automatically changes the reference IDs of
> (I think) every object. All I have to do is open the file, and then try to
> exit. Interface Builder immediately asks if I want to save changes - none of
> which I made explicitly. This is very bad for source code management, not
> only because branching and merging is much more difficult, but also because
> on each commit of the XIB file I get 1500+ changes. This means that the
> repository will be much larger than it needs to be, since no actual changes
> have occurred.
>
> Does this happen to everyone else, or is something weird going on with my
> Interface Builder? Is there any reason why this actually happens? In my
> opinion this is a bug.

No, it's not just you.  As far as I can do, there's nothing you can do
about it other than file an enhancement request at bugreport.apple.com
It's quite a pain in the ass for version control.
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