explaining the fix

MetPX · Jan 9, 2025 · a0e9c19 · a0e9c19
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diff --git a/sarracenia/flow/__init__.py b/sarracenia/flow/__init__.py
@@ -1618,6 +1618,7 @@ def renameOneItem(self, old, path) -> bool:
             for messages with an rename file operation, it is to rename a file.
         """
         ok = True
+        # it turns out that links that exist but point to non-existent files return exists: False.
         if not os.path.islink(old) and not os.path.exists(old):
             logger.info(
                 "old file %s not found, if destination (%s) missing, then fall back to copy"