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Re: RFD: Handling case-colliding filenames on case-insensitive filesystems

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 24, 2011, 01:26 UTC
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Johan Herland <johan@herland.net> writes:
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> On Wednesday 23 February 2011, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> I think two things are sensible to do, are relatively low hanging fruits,
>> and are of low risk:
>> 
>>  - break checkout on such a tree on incapable filesystems; and
>
> Wouldn't that be a regression from the current state (where the poor user in 
> a case-insensitive worktree can at least "git rm" the offending files, and 
> keep working without assistance from a case-sensitive worktree)?

Depends on the definition of "break". I meant "exit with non-zero status", not necessarily changing what is left in the working tree from what the current code gives us.

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Message 6 of 12 in “RFD: Handling case-colliding filenames on case-insensitive filesystems”
  1. Johan HerlandFeb 23, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2011
  3. Shawn PearceFeb 23, 2011
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2011
  5. Johan HerlandFeb 24, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2011
  7. Johan HerlandFeb 24, 2011
  8. Jay SoffianFeb 23, 2011
  9. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2011
  10. Marc BranchaudFeb 23, 2011
  11. Greg TroxelFeb 23, 2011
  12. Johan HerlandFeb 24, 2011

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