Re: [PATCH] fast-import.c: always honor the filename case

Jeff King [off-list ref] writes:

[+cc Joshua Jensen, who wrote 50906e0]

On Sun, Feb 02, 2014 at 07:13:04AM -0600, Reuben Hawkins wrote:

quoted

fast-import should not use strncmp_icase.

I am not sure of that. My gut feeling is that core.ignorecase is
completely about the _filesystem_, and that git should generally be
case-sensitive internally.

I agree; if squashing mixed cases into a single canonical one is
desired in one use case (like Joshua described in $gmane/200597),
that should have been done as an optional feature, not by default
(ideally, it should probably be done in a filter between exporters
and the fast-import, I would think).

[1] I am mostly trying to connect people on various sides of the
    discussion here. So take my "gut feeling" above with a grain of
    salt, as it does not come from experience nor thinking too hard
    about the issue.

Thanks; that is exactly what is expected of project elders ;-)