Re: [boost] [filesystem] documentation nitpick

From: William Kempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-12 08:04:42

>From: Thomas Witt <witt_at_[hidden]>
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>Hi,
>
>In "File and directory recommendations" the rationale given for "Do not 
>assume
>names are case sensitive." is wrong. I agree that there are case 
>insensitive
>filesystems (FAT32 IIRC) but not all Windows fs are case insensitive. NTFS
>for instance is in fact case sensitive, Windows just tries to hide this.

Not precisely true.  NTFS isn't case sensitive, but case preserving.  You 
can't create to files, one named Foo and the other foo, in the same 
directory.

Bill Kempf
williamkempf_at_[hidden]

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