Re: [PATCH 1/2] init-db.c: honor case on case preserving fs

From: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
Date: Feb 1, 2014, 12:17 UTC
Message-ID: <52ECE5EB.6090304@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <1391246067-30499-1-git-send-email-reubenhwk@gmail.com>

On 2014-02-01 10.14, Reuben Hawkins wrote:

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> Most case-insensitive filesystems are case-preserving. In these
> filesystems (such as HFS+ on OS X) you can name a file Filename.txt,
> then rename the file to FileName.txt.  That file will be accessible
> by both filenames, but the case is otherwise honored.  We don't want
> to have git ignore case on these case-preserving filesystem
> implementations.

Yes, we want. Because the file system will treat "Filename.txt" and "FileName.txt" the same. Whatever is on disc, the OS will not distinguish them. (On a case-insensitive HFS+ partition).

And when core.ignorecase == true, Git does the same what the OS does, ignore the case.

Could you describe the problems more in detail ?

Could you supply a test case, (or a short script) which shows the problem and makes it reproducable for others?

Which problems does your patch solve, which can not be solved
by setting core.ignorecase==false manually?
 
/Torsten