[MacPorts] #44110: coreutils @8.22_0 - ln fails to create symbolic links if source and target differ in character case only (and creates hidden hardlinks instead)

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Sun Jun 22 08:29:04 PDT 2014


#44110: coreutils @8.22_0 - ln fails to create symbolic links if source and target
differ in character case only (and creates hidden hardlinks instead)
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  Reporter:  scubi@…    |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.3.0
Resolution:  wontfix    |   Keywords:
      Port:  coreutils  |
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Changes (by cal@…):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 I'd resolve this as `invalid`, but then again I agree this is very weird,
 so it's going to be `wontfix`, because this isn't our bug to fix. I hope
 Apple will someday switch to a better file system and avoid this
 weirdness.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44110#comment:4>
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