[GRASSLIST:6586] Re: [GRASS5] MacOSX file name recognition bug in G6?

[Lorenzo Moretti]

Hi Markus

>Hi,
>
>today I worked on a colleague's MacOSX. Surprisingly I had
>the following problem:
>
>#Remove MASK:
>GRASS 6.1.cvs (pat_gaussboaga):~ > g.remove MASK
>REMOVE [MASK]
>  raster
>  header
>  category
>  color
>  history
>  misc
>  fcell    MISSING
>  g3dcell  MISSING
>
>#create file with name 'mask' (but not MASK):
>GRASS 6.1.cvs (pat_gaussboaga):~ > r.mapcalc 
>"mask=if(isnull(po06_snow007),null(),1)"
>  100%
>[Raster MASK present]
>-> ouch.
>
>GRASS 6.1.cvs (pat_gaussboaga):~/0.875/SCRIPTS/geotop0.875 > g.copy mask,MASK
>ERROR: <MASK> already exists
>[Raster MASK present]
>
>Is MacOSX unable to distinguish between mask and MASK?

Yes, it's a feature of Darwin/OS X and the HD format used in OS X: 
HFS+. The same name (upper or lower) is not permitted.

Bye


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