[haiku-development] Re: Busted! ... resolved
- From: Arnold <arnoldvanh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:18:00 +0200
2009/5/24 Rob Judd <haiqu@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> Axel Dörfler wrote:
>>>
>>> BTW is anyone else having trouble with the mime database not installing
>>> on r30817? Looks kinda funny with all the icons being different.
>>
>> Those things may happen when you are using a Linux based host and are not
>> using the xattr support. Deleting the generated/attributes directory should
>> help if that's the problem.
>
> It was caused by another UFM. Yes, this symptom now has its own three-letter
> acronym. It's the Undeletable File of Mystery.
>
> What happens is that a file gets corrupt, then when something tries to
> remove the directory it's contained in (say like when you're doing a build
> and having to delete the mime database) the directory won't delete and so
> the mime database isn't updated ... hey presto, nothing looks right any
> more.
>
> The UFM is closely related to the Unreproducible Fault of Mystery, also
> known as a UFM. Anyone mentioning they have seen one of these is immediately
> ridiculed and scorned, like people who see UFO's.
>
> So whatever you do, if you see this happen, don't mention it.
>
> Rob
>
>
Or you contact an UFM expert?
Didn't U2 record a song about this phenomena? I believe it is called
"The Undeletable File".
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