From: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de>
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:08:51 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fast-import.c: always honor the filename case
Message-ID: <52EEA5D3.9000502@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <1391346784-11891-1-git-send-email-reubenhwk@gmail.com>

On 2014-02-02 14.13, Reuben Hawkins wrote:
> fast-import should not use strncmp_icase.  When it does, files with
> similar names, but different case can be lost in the import.  For
> example...
> 
> M 100644 :1 FileName.txt
> D Filename.txt
That seems to be wrong, shouldn't it be
D Filename.txt
M 100644 :1 FileName.txt

How do you generate the export/import stream ?

Please see here:
>https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-fast-import.html
>Handling Renames

>When importing a renamed file or directory, simply delete the old name(s) and modify the new name(s) during the corresponding commit. 
>Git performs rename detection after-the-fact, rather than explicitly during a commit.