public static function updatePendingEntries(&$xml_doc)
 {
     $really_pending_entries = array();
     list($pending_str, $pending_arr) = myMetadataUtils::getPending($xml_doc);
     //		$entries_in_roughcut = myMetadataUtils::getAllEntries( $xml_doc );
     $pending_arr_not_in_roughcut = $pending_arr;
     //array();
     // we should not attemp to match pending entries with the list in the XML - they will never be there
     // assuming they are really pending
     /*		foreach ( $pending_arr as $pending )
     		{
     			if ( in_array ( $pending , $entries_in_roughcut ) )
     			{
     				// 	we need to keep this entry pending - it's used in the xml
     				$pending_arr_not_in_roughcut[] = $pending;
     			}
     		}
     */
     if (count($pending_arr_not_in_roughcut) > 0) {
         // get all the enrties that are really pending:
         $pending = entryPeer::retrievePendingEntries($pending_arr_not_in_roughcut);
         foreach ($pending as $entry) {
             $really_pending_entries[] = $entry->getId();
         }
     }
     myMetadataUtils::setPending($xml_doc, $really_pending_entries);
 }