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Re: Apple changed documentation for -[NSString stringByExpandingTildeInP


From: David Ayers
Subject: Re: Apple changed documentation for -[NSString stringByExpandingTildeInPath]
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 10:06:30 +0200
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Richard Frith-Macdonald wrote:

> On 2005-05-10 01:07:00 +0100 Sheldon Gill <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> * Remove PathHandling mode
>>
>> I'm quite concerned about PathHandling mode and want to remove it. I
>> don't think it's necessary and adds more confusion and complexity.
> 
> 
> As you know, we had much discussion about path handling, and there was
> definitely no consensus ... so the current code is a compromise allowing
> the various viewpoints to be more or less satisfied, and switching of
> modes during runtime was purely for testing that.  I think the aim is to
> move to the 'do the right thing' mode once people are generally happy
> (though perhaps mode control on process startup using an environment
> variable will be supported).
> 

Indeed, please don't remove this yet.  We (or rather I) haven't had time
to change our code to use/test this yet.  If there is a pressing reason
that we need to decide on one or the other I can try to juggle
priorities but that could still mean a few weeks from now.

Cheers,
David





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