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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 16:43:53 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> Don Heyse:
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> > In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
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> > > So the real, current standard is that part-filenames are case-insensitive.
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> > Actually the problem with mixed case inside the files is easily fixed by
> > one line of code in the program that either UPPERCASES or lowercases the
> > filename (and directory: P, PARTS, or MODELS) before attempting to open
> > the file. However you need to know before compiling the program which
> > way the files are named on the disk.
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> 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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> My personal preference is lower case.
I agree, but my preference isn't so strong that I'd actually *want* to take the
effort to repackage the distribution files.
Also, I don't know if the ARC compression format/tool will allow lower-case
filenames.
> Mixed case should be allowed in DAT files no matter which
> rule we choose for the external file names, but in case we
> allow mixed case external file names, we will have some
> problems with files from people who work on case insensitive
> file systems.
Yes, in LDraw code, the filenames should be case-insensitive (or more
accurately, rendering programs should always map filenames to the standard
casing).
> PS: This doesn't really matter for people who only use DOS
> and/or Windows.
No, but it affects people who write programs for DOS or Windows. Heck, most DOS
programs probably *can't* create files with lower-case filenames.
Steve
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| Steve: (...) Since I want to make a floppy sized distribution anyway, I definitely feel like taking the time to do it. (...) Since it also seems to work on Linux, I suspect that it does. Another thing is that I would prefer to use gzipped tar or MPD (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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| Don Heyse: (...) 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. My personal preference is lower case. Mixed case should be allowed in DAT files no matter (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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