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From: ephraim@think.COM (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: bundle bit on bundle-less files?
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Date: 20 Feb 89 18:57:49 GMT
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While adding some additional tests to DeskCheck over the weekend, I
discovered that a couple of dozen files on my disk had the bundle bit
set despite lacking any BNDL, ICN#, or FREF resources.  (The largest
single group of offenders were Lightspeed C utilities.)  Can anybody
think of any legitimate use (or any use at all) for doing this?

If not, look for a new version of DeskCheck in a week or two.  It'll
have the same pathetic user interface as before, but will test for
documents and BNDL-less applications that have the bundle bit
erroneously set.

Ephraim Vishniac					  ephraim@think.com
Thinking Machines Corporation / 245 First Street / Cambridge, MA 02142-1214

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