If this is causing such a problem might I suggest a simpilier solution that rewriting the file system. PERL. A simple perl script could be written within a few minutes that can change all the file names to the case you prefer. On 21 May 2002, petter wahlman wrote: > > Hi, > > I am working in a hetrougenous development envoronment that share code > through a source revision constrol system (not CVS). This is causing > some problems (make, etc.) when e.g a source file has an include > statement with incorrect case. This can easily be fixed, but it is not > convinient when having to correct many files. > I have currently worked around the problem with samba, but this is slow, > and are causing other problems due to lowercase convertion. > > So, why are 'linux' filesystems case sensitive? > Having two files or directories that only differ by case is IMO wrong, > but should at least be controlable with a generic mount option. > > I have briefly looked at the VFS code, and are uncertain of what parts > to change. Is it sufficient to only change fs/dcache: d_lookup? > > > thanks > > > > petter wahlman > > > > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
