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author | hugues.fontenelle@a0dfbe32c0e6575ef1eb2a2f13cd79ee8761de34 <huguesfontenelle@web> | 2016-04-11 10:53:16 +0000 |
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committer | admin <admin@branchable.com> | 2016-04-11 10:53:16 +0000 |
commit | c15d6a46ba808caef1ea484f0e1fcb99453fae64 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/doc/bugs/OSX_case_insensitive_filesystem.mdwn b/doc/bugs/OSX_case_insensitive_filesystem.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cbdcea99b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/bugs/OSX_case_insensitive_filesystem.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +### Please describe the problem. + +I copied one entire folder from my OSX local machine to a linux server. +That folder was version controlled by git with git annex big files. +On the linux machine the symlinks were broken. + +In particular, on my local machine, a file like: +``` +file.vcf.gz.tbi -> ../../.git/annex/objects/J4/Pg/SHA256E-s572463--85b357849ddad75fc1138b27d6af62cf410876e329ff035f21a631bd53146224.gz.tbi/SHA256E-s572463--85b357849ddad75fc1138b27d6af62cf410876e329ff035f21a631bd53146224.gz.tbi +``` + +but the file resides in: + +``` +../../.git/annex/objects/j4/Pg/SHA256E-s572463--85b357849ddad75fc1138b27d6af62cf410876e329ff035f21a631bd53146224.gz.tbi/SHA256E-s572463--85b357849ddad75fc1138b27d6af62cf410876e329ff035f21a631bd53146224.gz.tbi +``` + +Notice the difference between `J4` and `j4`. This is not a problem on my OSX but becomes one on a linux machine. + +### What steps will reproduce the problem? + +on local machine: +```rsync -aztv folder/ remote-machine:folder/``` + +on server: +```find . -type l -exec sh -c "file -b {} | grep -q ^broken" \; -print``` +listed every symlink as broken. + +### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system? + +git annex version 6.20160318 + +my special remote is rsync.net + +OSX 10.11.4 + +Not sure of which option were used when creating ther file system, but I suspect a HFS+ case insensitive. + +### Please provide any additional information below. + +I wanted to do this full copy because the transfer speed from the special remote was too slow. +Since then I got decent speeds, and if I do `git annex get .` on the server, all is fine. +So, my "problem" is solved but I'm still wondering why the discrepant folder capitalization. + +[[!format sh """ +# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here. +# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log + + +# End of transcript or log. +"""]] + +### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders) + +Sure, it works marvels :-) Also what I was trying to do is perhaps not by the book... + |