It is the second time this same problem shows up. I just want to point
out that, just as before, this is also a problem for Cygwin.
Gustavo.
On Nov 7, 2007 3:34 PM, Crowley, Michael <Michael_Crowley.nrel.gov> wrote:
> Dear gleap developers,
>
> The MAC OS-X has a very odd characteristic. When checking existence of a
> file, it does not distinguish case. Thus, though one can create files with
> Mixed case, and they do show up with the correct case, the shells or os
> cannot distinguish the case once it is created. Thus, there is a problem
> with these pairs of files, and some others.
>
> classmort_1_1pointer__i.html
> classmort_1_1pointer__I.html
>
> classmort_1_1pointer__i-members.html
> classmort_1_1pointer__I-members.html
>
> classmort_1_1pointer__i.png
> classmort_1_1pointer__I.png
>
> The first file shows up from CVS fine, but when the second is retrieved, we
> get the following, and the file does not show up:
>
> cvs update: move away
> src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/classmort_1_1pointer__i-members.html; it is
> in the way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/classmort_1_1pointer__i-members.html
> cvs update: move away
> src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/classmort_1_1pointer__i.html; it is in the
> way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/classmort_1_1pointer__i.html
> cvs update: move away
> src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/classmort_1_1pointer__i.png; it is in the way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/classmort_1_1pointer__i.png
> cvs update: move away src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/common.html; it is in
> the way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/html/common.html
> cvs update: move away
> src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/latex/classmort_1_1pointer__i.eps; it is in the
> way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/latex/classmort_1_1pointer__i.eps
> cvs update: move away
> src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/latex/classmort_1_1pointer__i.tex; it is in the
> way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/latex/classmort_1_1pointer__i.tex
> cvs update: move away src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/latex/common.tex; it is in
> the way
> C src/gleap/leapdoc/mort_pr/latex/common.tex
>
> I suggest that the file names be unique in another way than just the case,
> even though it is just to accommodate a wierdness of MAC. I think it is the
> easier solution.
>
> Mike
>
>
Received on Sun Nov 11 2007 - 06:07:13 PST
