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Re: Directory under x86/release: Ruby or ruby?
- From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:04:09 -0400
- Subject: Re: Directory under x86/release: Ruby or ruby?
- References: <380-22013821314222748 at M2W130 dot mail2web dot com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On 8/13/2013 10:22 AM, fergus@bonhard.uklinux.net wrote:
My local Cygwin installation repository has had up to now a subdirectory
under release/ called Ruby (upper case first letter rare but not
unprecedented) to match the typography in setup.ini. In the latest
setup.ini incorporating a ruby update, the subdirectory under x86/release/
is called ruby (lower case first letter). Is this change deliberate and
will it stay that way? (I'm not certain when it was introduced but it is
made manifest by today's update.)
The structure of the repository has changed recently to better support the
two available architectures (32/64 bit). But directory names are at the
discretion of the package maintainers. I wouldn't read too much into case
differences however. Also, since Windows is only case-preserving in most
circumstances, depending on case could cause you some grief in this area.
--
Larry
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