Re: really weird build problem on MacOSX/Tiger 10.4.11

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Hi,

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:38:48 -0500 Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
wrote:
>> I'm attaching a shortened make warning showing a problem with ID
vs
>> id under the src subdir, along with an ls listing of that same
>> subdir.  We're unable to get the final linked exe for id created
>> there.  The HFS+ build volume is "case sensitive", as is the boot
>
>Thanks for the report.  However, ...
>
>You are using a case-INsensitive file system.
>Because of that, the default rule generated by automake
>for ID (created by mkid) is conflicting with coreutils'
>rule for "id" the program.
>
>I suggest you build using a case sensitive file system.
>[...]

Thank you for replying.

I filed https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?23647 to keep track of this
problem.

I wonder why you did not finish the *rest* of the quoted material
you snipped above:

>>  The HFS+ build volume is “case sensitive”, as is the boot
volume (where we’ll install everything).  <<

I know full well how to create a case-sensitive HFS+ volume, and by
all indications that Apple provides here, both volumes are exactly
as I stated here.

Furthermore, you should know out-of-the-box Macs have case-
INsensitive formatting, and it is terribly difficult to change
that.  Therefore, you need to factor this into your makefiles etc.
as other projects do.

I am at a complete loss now how to proceed.  I say again
reiteratingly, bluntfully, & forcefully, that my volumes *are*
SENSITIVE to casing, as far as Apple's tools are able to indicate
here.

Thank you for any help in this matter.  But let's direct it to the
bug-report so we can better keep track of things.  All I want to do
is improve your software.  AFAICT only the 'id' exe is affected.
Thanks again.

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