Yes, wrong assumptions are bugs.
Same as if some code would assume PI was 3,88.
The bug would be in the said code, not for example in reality
or anywhere else. ;-)
Regards,
David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Levy [mailto:andy.levy_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:48 PM
> To: users_at_tortoisesvn.tigris.org
> Subject: Re: Windows Username Case - No Server
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 12:38, David Balažic
> <david.balazic_at_hermes-softlab.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Kevin Grover [mailto:kevin_at_kevingrover.net]
> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 6:17 PM
> > To: users_at_tortoisesvn.tigris.org
> > Subject: Re: Windows Username Case - No Server
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Michael
> <mchlwvr614_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have had a couple users report problems with their username case
> >> when accessing a local repository via the file:///. They
> will get a
> >> lock on a file and then the next day when trying to commit
> they will
> >> get a message stating the user JDoe has the file locked
> when tortoise
> >> currently thinks the username is jdoe. I am wondering
> what conditions
> >> windows reports the username as JDoe vs. jdoe? We do have a server
> >> setup with apache where we have remedied this using the correct
> >> properties. I am specifically looking for answers using
> local, file
> >> access.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Mike
> >>
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> > I've noticed, that on Windows (at least XP) systems in
> which you type a
> > username at login, Windows KEEPS whatever case you type in at login.
> >
> > So, if you're user name is "myuser" and you type "MyUsEr",
> it's legal and
> > that's the way it's reported for that session.
> >
> > I think this is a bug in Windows.
> >
> > I first noticed this when I accidentally capitalized a
> letter after and _
> > (which needs the shift key), and my authentications failed.
> >
> > This affects all Subversion clients (not just TSVN)
> >
> > - Kevin
> >
> >
> > It is a bug in the code that assumes usernames on Windows are case
> > sensitive, when in fact they are not.
>
> Are you certain that it's a bug? SVN is case-sensitive in a *lot* of
> areas, by design.
>
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