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Re: [TSVN] English in error message could be improved

From: Simon Large <slarge_at_slarge.plus.com>
Date: 2005-04-15 20:04:45 CEST

Rainer Müller wrote:
> Eric Carlson wrote:
>> "It's not possible to rename a file just in case!"
>>
>> Just in case of what?
>> I know what it means, but it could be better phrased something like:
>>
>> "It is not possible to rename a file by changing the case of its name
>> alone. For example, you can't make MyFile.txt become MYFILE.txt.
>> Please consult the documentation for a way to work around this
>> Subversion limitation".
>
> This isn't a limitation of Subversion (it works well on OSes which
> support case-sensitive file names), it is a limitation of Windows.

He knows what it means! It is just that the error message uses (very)
unclear english.

Simon

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