Re: case-sensitivity issue in TortoiseSVN 1.4.5

Ferruccio Barletta wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I believe I've found a problem with filename case-sensitivity in the
> latest release of TortoiseSVN.
>
>
> version: 1.4.5
> OS: Windows 2003 x64, Windows XP
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1. Take any file that is already in a repository and has been checked out.
> 2. Change the name of the file such that it has the same name but uses a
> different case for one or more characters.
> e.g. rename test.txt to Test.txt
> 3. The file will no longer have the green check mark icon overlay. It
> will not have any overlay at all.
> This is the first problem.

That's expected and even wanted: it clearly shows you that the file
isn't versioned any longer.

> 4. Right click on the file and select TortoiseSVN|Add...
> 5. Commit the file to the repository.
> 6. Open the repository browser. Both files will show up (test.txt and
> Test.txt). I understand this is not a problem.

That too is expected and wanted.
However: if you would commit from a parent folder, the wrong case of
that file would get corrected by TSVN.

> 7. Checkout the file into another directory. It will fail with an error
> about copying files.

And that's a very well known problem. Check our FAQ.

Stefan

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