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Re: [RFA/mingw32] environment variables are case-insensitive on win32
On Dec 10 22:10, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:57:27 +0100
> > From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
> >
> > On Dec 10 18:24, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:17:10 +0100
> > > > From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
> > > >
> > > > > If some versions of Cygwin are case-insensitive in this context, while
> > > > > others aren't, then a run-time test of the kind coded by Jerome is
> > > > > _exactly_ the Right Thing.
> > > >
> > > > These old versions are not at all supported anymore. The right thing to
> > > > do in this case is update.
> > >
> > > Why is requiring users to upgrade more reasonable than half a dozen
> > > lines of simple code?
> >
> > Old, unsupported. What you do by adding these tests and special cases
> > is to complicate the tests and add potential bugs for no good reason.
>
> Again, we are talking about short and straightforward code. Nowhere
> near any danger of complicating things and adding bugs. Since when do
> we fear adding a bunch of string comparison lines?
It's just my opinion. You apparently have another one. I'm not in
charge of the code, so do as you see fit.
Corinna
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Corinna Vinschen
Cygwin Project Co-Leader
Red Hat