Re: [tlug] svn is case sensitive

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Hung Nguyen Vu wrote:
> Under linux, we can do
>
> svn co makefile
> svn co Makefile
>
> however, we cannot check out neither
>
> svn co makefile
> svn co Makefile
>
> under Windows. A simple work around is just rename one of them
> like svn FAQ recommends.
>
> But, just curiously, is this a bug or a feature?

Well if you have read the FAQ[1] you will know that it is a bug (i.e. 
case insensitive case preserving filesystems),  but not something the 
subversion developers are in a position to fix.

Edward

1. http://subversion.tigris.org/faq.html#case-change