Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] Extensions of core.ignorecase=true support

From: Joshua Jensen <jjensen@workspacewhiz.com>
Date: Oct 6, 2010, 22:46 UTC
Message-ID: <4CACFC5A.5050706@workspacewhiz.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=tHaCki5yWQW_iQ21Y8ee5G2rNBzX8Pf-nZYAp@mail.gmail.com>

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From: Robert Buck
Date: 10/6/2010 4:04 PM

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> Let's say I want to have .gitignore be case insensitive with respect
> to matches so I can simplify the file by not having [D][d]ebug sorts
> of messes. But let's say I also want to support files whose names only
> differ by case (just like Unix supports). Can your current patch
> series support this? Does the current patch series break this?
>
> Could you share how this would or would not work, and if not, how you
> might accomplish this?

With this patch series, you are either on a case sensitive file system (core.ignorecase = false) or a case insensitive file system (core.ignorecase = true).

There is no specific configuration for .gitignore case insensitivity. It only pays attention to core.ignorecase.

This is something that could be added, but I don't fully understand the need. On case sensitive file systems, the case of the resultant filename is guaranteed. If you have both a Debug/ and debug/ directory, I would expect two entries in the .gitignore.

Josh