MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > Paul McNett wrote: >> Tracy Pearson wrote: >>> Well, case matters in some source control systems. That's why I know of >>> MoveFile(). When a Linux file system gets involved, the same filename with >>> different cases could be in the same folder, since they are not the same. >> It isn't the OS that determines whether MyFile.txt or myfile.txt are the > same file or >> not, but the filesystem in use. >> >> ext3fs, the most common Linux filesystem, does indeed treat those as > separate files, >> while ntfs and fat wouldn't. > > > What's the sense in that, Paul? You folks who are proLinux could > probably explain it to us Windoze folks.
As I said, it isn't a Linux thing, it's a 'feature' of certain filesystems. Just because I'm a Linux user and advocate and use a case-sensitive filesystem doesn't mean I necessarily agree with it. I believe it is simply one of those things that is there for historical reasons. We are talking about filesystems that have been evolving for 30+ years. Changing it now could cause a heap of trouble for existing files. It also doesn't really cause as many problems as you appear to assume it would. The only time I've had an issue with this is back when I used to use CVS as my source control for VFP, and *VFP* had this really wonky behavior where it would change the case of certain file extensions, which would throw a wrench in the backend csv as now we have two files: the .vct and the .VCT. But I still blame that on VFP, not on CVS or Linux, or even the filesystem, as they were just doing what they were asked to do. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
