Just follow Linux's way of handling files. This way you can have either Windows or Linux webserver as fastdl.
Example: If a map is named arena_Mapname.bsp, it should be written in case sensitive. After compressing the map it should be arena_Mapname.bsp.bz2 etc. In server configs, remember to write map names in case sensitive fasion: arena_Mapname On 15 December 2012 23:58, Rudy Bleeker <rblee...@gmail.com> wrote: > From a Linux standpoint this makes sense, since Linux filesystems are > case sensitive. So if the server passes the mapname as-is to the > client in a download url, and the client then requests the file by > that url from the (apache) webserver, the webserver will look for the > file on the filesystem in that exact case. But because the source > dedicated server was designed to work on both Linux and Windows, > internally when the srcds looks for the map file, this probably goes > through some function that looks up the file in a case insensitive > manner. > > There isn't really a way Valve would be able to fix this 'bug', since > the download request for the mapfile by the client is handled by a > third party webserver. Even if you would set the download url to point > at a Windows webserver you'd have this problem, since I believe MS-IIS > behaves in a case sensitive manner when serving files over http to > clients (please correct me if I'm wrong about this, I have very little > experience with Windows servers). > > So the only work-around is, as you pointed out, to not use capitals in > your filenames (ever! overloading is bad practice and can lead to > unexpected results as we've just learned), or at least be consistent > about it, calling the name of the next map in it's correct case. > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Erik-jan Riemers <riem...@binkey.nl> > wrote: > > All, > > > > Dont know if this is already known, but i believe if you choose for > > instance a map called "arena_Mapname" as nextmap, and the server has in > > the map folder a map called "arena_mapname" it will work, server changes > > to the map arena_mapname. However, the people that don't have the map > need > > to download it, but it will try and download arena_Mapname (with capital) > > so nobody can download the map. > > > > Is there something I am missing here? Of course admins should not be > > stupid and not do capitals in it, but a mistake is easy made. > > > > Erik > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > -- > Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything. > - Floyd Dell > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
