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Date: | Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:41:55 +0200 |
From: | Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: ntfs ObCaseInsensitive & cygwin? |
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On Jul 31 11:21, Morgan Read wrote: > Hi Folks > > Lots of refs to the case sensitivity nightmare in archives, but couldn't > find any to ntfs' obcaseinsensitive registry option > (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\kernel\ > dword:ObCaseInsensitive see here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817921) > > So, does anyone know: > * If this provides case sensitivity to cygwin (as it seems to to > SFU/Interix)? No. SFU/Interix is a stand-alone POSIX subsystem. Cygwin is just a DLL in the Win32 subsystem. > * If this works on XP Home?... Yes, but only for non-Win32. > * If it's necessary to install SFU/Interix to give it effect? No. > * If it applies to the whole file system or just the Interix "Subsystem" > (if that's a file system thing)? Yes. It isn't. > * If there's a way to query the system to see if it "thinks" it's > working?... Only under a non-Win32 subsystem. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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