mixed case file systems.

[Peter Tattam]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, David Bolen wrote:

> Peter Tattam [peter at jazz-1.trumpet.com.au] writes:
> 
> > Given the interoperability problems between versions and the risk of
> > data loss, I think I will have to wait till this option is in the
> > mainstream.  My alternative workaround to to write a utility to
> > rename all files on the errant file system to be all lower case.
> 
> Of course it's entirely up to you to try it or not.  But just so you
> don't misunderstand my "amusing developer" anecdote ... any data loss
> occurred during the development of the patch.  The patch as it stands
> now definitely works properly, and we've used it plenty of times
> successfully.
> 
> (The interoperability between versions is only true if you use the new
> option, and that's the same as any of the other options that have been
> added over time - it's a generic problem for rsync command line option
> evolution)

I think there should be a strict version protocol test if the option is used,
just in case the problems you mentioned surface by mistake.

> 
> -- David 
> 
>

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