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| author | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2009-10-28 13:11:22 +0300 |
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| committer | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2009-10-28 13:11:22 +0300 |
| commit | 757ee9af8b96c2ddbdb448d2c2a9d68e3178a4ff (patch) | |
| tree | ed21b510ba2e73112de9ec635f9457bd269c0c27 /winsup | |
| parent | 641ba32982ab2129d3ad532a2289c87bf0847643 (diff) | |
* pathnames.sgml: Add limitation of case sensitivity with CreateProcess.
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| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml | 12 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index e529b9ea4..ec2f70c18 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2009-10-28 Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowitz@users.sourceforge.net> + + * pathnames.sgml: Add limitation of case sensitivity with CreateProcess. + 2009-10-28 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Mention UTF-8 as "C" default diff --git a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml index cb8365b97..e570d9040 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml @@ -489,10 +489,14 @@ set to case sensitivity. </note> <para>After you set this registry value to 0, Cygwin will be case-sensitive -by default on NTFS and NFS filesystems. Be aware that using two filenames -which only differ by case might result in some weird interoperability -issues with native Win32 applications. You're using case-sensitivity -at your own risk. You have been warned!</para> +by default on NTFS and NFS filesystems. However, there are limitations: +while two <emphasis role='bold'>programs</emphasis> <filename>Abc.exe</filename> +and <filename>aBc.exe</filename> can be created and accessed like other files, +starting applications is still case-insensitive due to Windows limitations +and so the program you try to launch may not be the one actually started. Also, +be aware that using two filenames which only differ by case might +result in some weird interoperability issues with native Win32 applications. +You're using case-sensitivity at your own risk. You have been warned! </para> <para>Even if you use case-sensitivity, it might be feasible to switch to case-insensitivity for certain paths for better interoperability with |