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Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:35:12 GMT
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Rui:
> > [SNIP]...
> > I think we should decide how the files should be stored
> > (upper, lower, or mixed case), and then append that to the
> > DAT format specification.
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> Why don't we just define filenames are case-sensitive, and allow for an
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I presume you mean "mixed case". We can't choose between
case-sensitive and case-insensitive.
> option to treat them differently (case-insensitive) if someone requires
> it ?
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> we should look in to the future, every OS will tend to be case-sensitive,
> windows hasn't made the change iet, because of it's DOS legacy. But
> someday they will.
I am not sure of that. There are many good reasons for
working with case-insensitive file systems.
> I am just saying this, because case-insensitive is just a special case
> (may need conversion) of the more general case-sensitive case.
> (try reading that fast, twice 8) )
I don't get your point here.
> > My personal preference is lower case.
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> Mine is case-insensitive.
That is not an option. Our choice has to work on both
case-sensitive and case-insensitive file systems.
> Mixed case should be allowed (compatible with case sensitive), but
> all people who work on case-sensitive systems, should strive to use the
> correct name when referencing a file inside a .dat, or their files won't
> be correctly viewed.
People using case-sensitive file systems will notice this
automatically. The problem is people working on
case-insensitive file systems, who don't think of other
kinds of file systems.
> Having all that said, I would like to propose the following:
> - case-sensitive filenames
Not an option!
> - ".DAT" standard extension to minimize changes to existing files
> - try to minimize the need for editing the current files
> - check if a specific primitive/subpart is referenced with different cases
> in distinct files, and correct to be all the same.
All this can be handled, if we decide to store the files
consistently with either upper or lower case names.
Play well,
Jacob
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| (...) I meant exactly CASE-SENSITIVE. and by case-sensitive I mean "model.dat" is different from "Model.dat". And why can't we choose between ? It's a lot easyer to convert from a case-sensitive complient filename to case-INsensitive than the other (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Why don't we just define filenames are case-sensitive, and allow for an option to treat them differently (case-insensitive) if someone requires it ? we should look in to the future, every OS will tend to be case-sensitive, windows hasn't made (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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