Douglas, Can you confirm something for me? If the file system is case sensitive and has a file, say HELLO.txt and I type on a command line
type hello.TXT What will happen? -- Conor MacNeill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cortex eBusiness http://www.cortexebusiness.com.au > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Bitting [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 6 February 2001 4:38 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [PATCH] Allow FileSet's to ignore the case of paths/files > (Bug #368) > > > You are correct; it's not recommended that case-sensitivity be > enabled on Win32. However, the point still remains that it _may_ > be case sensitive. > So, don't count on Win32 file systems being case insensitive. > > I've been working with ClearCase long enough to remember the days > when you didn't have a (real) choice as to whether it was case > sensitive... that was > hell. :-) > > Cheers, > --Doug > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rosen, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PATCH] Allow FileSet's to ignore the case of paths/files > (Bug #368) > > > > Well, there is always MVFS, ClearCase's virtual file system. > > While it can be made case insensitive, don't count on it. > > So, in other words, there is > > a (are some?) filesystem(s) on win32 which can be case sensitive. > > True. However, if you're using Windows and don't make MVFS > case-insensitive, is > it likely that you'll have serious problems anyway? When our > company switched > to ClearCase, the instructions that were sent around for > installing it had said > "IMPORTANT: you need to turn on case-insensitivity" etc. > > Alex > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
