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Re: Copying Git repository from Linux to Windows.

From
Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Jun 15, 2011, 12:41 UTC
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On 06/15/2011 02:02 PM, viresh kumar wrote:
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> 
> I got rid of them with core.filemode as false, but there is one more issue, as pointed out by
> Andreas. There are few files in kernel with same file name but in different _cases_ (one in caps
> and another in small.) and so i am getting issues with these now.
> 
> And don't have any idea how to get rid of that?

You can't. git dubs such filesystems as "retarded" and simply can't work around it. Imo, that's the only sensible thing to do.

> And why does kernel have such file names at all?
>

Because linux kernel developers are expected to work with linux development work using linux and nowhere near enough find it an actual problem for anyone to care about fixing it. Note that all build-scripts and configuration stuff will have to be fixed as well. Complaining about it on lkml will probably have very little effect unless you're a very valuable contributor and/or lots of other people chime in to agree with you.

If I may ask; Why do you need to be able to work with a linux kernel repository on windows?

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  1. viresh kumarJun 15, 2011
  2. Andreas EricssonJun 15, 2011
  3. Jakub NarebskiJun 15, 2011
  4. viresh kumarJun 15, 2011
  5. Erik Faye-LundJun 15, 2011
  6. viresh kumarJun 15, 2011
  7. Andreas EricssonJun 15, 2011
  8. viresh kumarJun 16, 2011
  9. Philippe VaucherJun 16, 2011
  10. viresh kumarJun 16, 2011
  11. Johannes SixtJun 16, 2011
  12. viresh kumarJun 16, 2011
  13. Jakub NarebskiJun 16, 2011
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  16. Phil HordJun 20, 2011
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