Re: RFC: optionally reject case-clone branch names

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: May 28, 2014, 17:14 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq7g55esg5.fsf@gitster.dls.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <1401231368.18134.63.camel@stross>

David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> writes:

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> RFC follows:
>
> 1. On a case-insensitive server, git receive-pack ought to always reject
> branches which are same-but-for-case of existing branches.
> 2. On a case-sensitive server, the same rule by default, with an option
> to allow the old behavior.
>
> Let me know if, should I write these patches, they would be likely to be
> accepted.

There is another a lot simpler possiblity, no?

3. On any server whose administrator chooses to enforce "one case
   variant only" rule, install a pre-receive hook that enforces the
   rule.