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Re: problems updating from CVS
> >In /src/tcl/tests on the CVS server there are two files, one named
> >iOUtil.test and the other ioUtil.tests. Notice the difference in the
> >capitalisation of the O. Although these two files can exist with separate
> >directory entries under case-insensitive file systems (most Unices),
because
> >Windows file system is case sensitive, these two files conflict. Is there
> >any way I can resolve this?
>
>
>
> I think you have a few "mix-ups" in your message. First, the two files
you
> mention have different names. I expect that was a typo. Secondly, you
> state that most forms of UNIX have case-insensitive file systems and that
> Windows has case-sensitive. The reverse is actually true.
>
> In terms of resolving the issue with filenames in the same directory
differing
> by case only, see:
>
> Are mixed-case filenames possible with Cygwin?
> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC58
>
> This should give you a hint as to one extreme of the possibilities. The
> other extreme (which is the current state) requires you to change one file
> name or the other.
>
> Figuring out if there is a middle ground is an exercise left for the
> reader. ;-)
What I was really asking is if the file could maybe be renamed in CVS and/or
if there was a mechanism I could use to prevent one of the two conflicting
files being pulled from the CVS server.
Chris
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