[llvm-dev] [cfe-dev] Shortest RFC ever: I propose we rename files using `.TXT` extension to use `.txt`

[Chandler Carruth via llvm-dev]

Cool, before doing anything, I'll work w/ Zach to confirm. (Thanks Zach!)

Any other concerns?

On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:27 PM Zachary Turner <zturner at google.com> wrote:

> Yea, I honestly don't think this will be a problem.  I'm happy to help you
> test this in the office one day, you can just check in a test file, i'll
> sync, then rename with different case and check it in again, and I'll
> sync.  But I'm with you.  I'd be very surprised if this is a problem on
> modern clients.
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:24 PM Chandler Carruth via llvm-dev <
> llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>
>> I mean, I can try to get these to not be "renames" in svn... but surely
>> modern windows SVN clients handle this correctly? (and git clienst?)
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:12 PM Michael Kruse <cfe-dev at meinersbur.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The problem here might be git trying to rename 'file.TXT' to
>>> 'file.txt', which results in an error on Windows since it sees both as
>>> the same name.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10523849/changing-capitalization-of-filenames-in-git
>>>
>>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8604535/git-rebase-issue-with-files-of-same-name-but-different-case
>>>
>>> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6899582/i-change-the-capitalization-of-a-directory-and-git-doesnt-seem-to-pick-up-on-it
>>>
>>> Some problems on Windows/MacOS systems are possible.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> Am Do., 17. Jan. 2019 um 20:53 Uhr schrieb Chandler Carruth via
>>> cfe-dev <cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org>:
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 6:51 PM Hubert Tong <
>>> hubert.reinterpretcast at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I'm wondering if this would wreak havoc upon semi-case-sensitive
>>> systems like Windows. I'd like to hear from people who use Git and SVN on
>>> Windows.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > FWIW, I will of course not do this in any case where there might be a
>>> collision due to such file systems. I don't think there are any such cases
>>> however.
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> -- HT
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 9:43 PM Chandler Carruth via cfe-dev <
>>> cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Why? Because we have a mixture scattered about the codebase, but
>>> only a very few with `.TXT`. I like consistency. It makes my obsessive
>>> tendancies happy.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Is this important? Nope.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Why am I asking first? Because its possible someone, somewhere will
>>> be disrupted by this so I figured I'd ask first.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> -Chandler
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