linux-kernel - Re: [kernel] Re: [kernel.org users] XZ Migration discussion

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Date:	Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:37:07 -0900 (AKST)
From:	"Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@...y-dragons.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
cc:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	lasse.collin@...aani.org,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, mirrors@...nel.org,
	users@...nel.org, "FTPAdmin Kernel.org" <ftpadmin@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [kernel] Re: [kernel.org users] XZ Migration discussion

On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, Avi Kivity wrote:

> On 02/13/2010 11:59 AM, Stefan Richter wrote:
>> Jean Delvare wrote:
...snip...
>> As a side note:  7zip, a very popular and Free archiving tool for
>> Windows, supports xz since its version 9 which is currently available as
>> a beta.  So, WRT the need to get an extra unarchiver, xz is just as
>> accessible to Windows users as gz is.
>
> Can you even unpack a kernel tree on Windows?  There are some files (e.g. 
> net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_{ecn,ECN}.c) which conflict on a case-preserving 
> filesystem.
 	What filesystem version are you talking about ?
 	ntfs as of recent windows is not case insensitive .
 	What do you mean by , "a case-preserving filesystem" ?

 	Now whether or not the tools available are case insensitive is another 
matter .

 		Hth ,  JimL
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