Re: Does changing filename case breaks git's rename heuristic?
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> > I'm using a Mac with a journaled filesystem and Git version 1.7.2.1.
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> The journalling is no problem, but HFS is. I'm no Macxpert but if I
> remember correctly, then under HFS "readme" and "README" are the same
> file, i.e. HFS only remembers how you want it spelled. People will
> correct me where I'm wrong.
>
> Your test script should produce the expected result if you use, say,
> "readme" and "RAEDME" , i.e. names which differ by more than just
> case.
It's a problem on some (most?) Macs. A while back Apple introduced an option to format a partition as case sensitive (Wikipedia implies 10.3 introduced this feature). For a long time after the feature was introduced the factory install continued to be not case sensitive, but I don't know if that's still the case (no pun intended).
Stephen