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CASE style in filenames (was Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:28:10 GMT
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rui.martins@link.STOPSPAMpt
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I have given up on my CASE-SENSITIVE choice, and I now have a Summary of
all this talk, with some taughs in the middle.
Apart from visual aspect, all files should (not MUST) be UPPERCASE. for
compatibility issues, because:
- MSDOS keeps the files in UPPER case in the file system.
- NT (NTFS) keeps the files in the correct case, but translates them when
searching for a file, to all upper or all lower (I don't really know) to
match the file beeing search (after also beeing convert to the search
type case).
- UNIX (Linux) keeps the files in case sensitive format.
For this to work every program which LOADS or WRITES '.dat' files must
follow this rule:
- each filename, must be UPPERCASED before using it for loading or writing
files.
So filenames referenced inside .dat files, can have any case. (*)
with this simple rule, implemented as part of the .dat specification,
everything will work interchangebly with distinct case file systems.
This has the disadvantage of every file beeing listed in upper case is
case-sensitive file systems (like linux), but NT (NTFS) users can have
their preferred case, since the OS makes the translation when searching.
DOS ofcourse will keep showing names as before.
(*)
By ANY case I mean 'UPPER', 'lower', or 'MiXeD'
Keep on Building, Ideias, that's how progress is achieved.
Rui Martins
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 | | Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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| (...) If you go way back to the beginning of this thread you'll see that my PERSONAL preference is also lower case, because it's easier to type, easier to read, etc. But I seem to recall a debate a while ago about the rights to distribute modified (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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