Re: git branch case insensitivity (Possible bug)

From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date: Jan 9, 2013, 15:52 UTC
Message-ID: <50ED925B.2060402@op5.se>
In-Reply-To: <CAL+iW28LdnNiho4KksLX_S_-+bKX+77GPJ0zqQfkz4JpBJRskw@mail.gmail.com>

On 01/09/2013 04:46 PM, Alexander Gallego wrote:

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> Hello,
> 
> Here is a pastebin where I've reproduced the steps on a clean git repo.
> 
> http://pastebin.com/0vQZEat0
> 
> 
> 
> Brief description of the problem:
> 
> 
> 
> 1.Basically one creates a local branch call it 'imp_fix' (branch off
> master --> this doesn't matter)
> 2.One does work, commit, etc
> 3.One rebases imp_fix with master via: (inside imp_fix) git rebase master
> 4.One checks out master via: git checkout master
> 5.One merges an incorrect name "imp_Fix" (notice the capital F)
> 6.The expected output is that git would say, silly you --> that branch
> does not exist.
> 7. Instead it merges (what I think is incorrectly) imp_fix.
> 
> 
> Kindly let me know if I can provide more details.
>

Are you using Mac OSX? Are you using the HFS+ filesystem shipped with it? Did you use the filesystem's default settings rather than reinstall your system with sensible settings?

If you said "yes" to all of the above, this is a filesystem "feature", courtesy of (cr)Apple, and you're screwed.

You can work around it by running "git pack-refs" every time you create a branch or a tag though.

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