I am pretty new Mac OS, but my background is from Linux (Unix), so I didn’t notice that the default filesystem in Mac is case-insensitive.
While getting a code of linux kernel through svn, I encounter this error:
When we checked them on Mac or Windows the files ended up in merged into one folder, but on Linux they were/are two, so the build fails. You can fix this in a few ways. You can rename the file in a case-sensitive way and commit the change: git mv -cached name.txt NAME.TXT. Please take care and back up anything you don't understand. As we have mentioned above, the cause of the problem is the setup assistant not being able to exit. In such a case, what you can do is forcefully shut down your Mac and then boot it up again. In most of the cases, the installation has already completed but the screen doesn’t proceed so hard shutting down will, naturally, fix the issue. Jul 15, 2014 Lync for Mac does not start on case-sensitive volumes Lync for Mac 2011 (as of 14.0.9) does not start if it is installed on a case-sensitive filesystem. I'm aware that adding a symlink fixes the problem. The reason I posted in the first place is to encourage the development team to fix the root cause. Did this solve your problem?
This problem is caused by the case-insensitive filesystem being used in MacOS. There are distinguished files, ipt_TCPMSS.h and ipt_tcpmss.h for netfilter_ipv4.
To solve the problem, there are two ways.
1. Reformat HFS entirely with case-sensitive attribute.
This is very painful, and would cause not running properly for a certain software like Photoshop. (What a mistake: case-sensitive HFS on my mac book) However, this will make faster than using dmg.
Jan 03, 2017 OneDrive for Business Issue with MAC - Case sensitive 03 January 2017 by Luis Valencia - Azure Certified Solutions Architect. I have had my Macbook pro for several months now, however I never was able to sync my files with the one drive client, a few months ago we created a ticket with Microsoft, and they said it was not possible because it was not compatible with MacOS Sierra.
2. Create a disk image (dmg) for the specific project with case-sensitive.
Using dmg would be a little bit slower, but this makes easy. Using Disk Utility, you can create a disk volume with case-sensitive attribute.
Disk Utility User Guide
Disk Utility on Mac supports several file system formats:
- Apple File System (APFS): The file system used by macOS 10.13 or later.
- Mac OS Extended: The file system used by macOS 10.12 or earlier.
- MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFAT: File systems that are compatible with Windows.
Apple File System (APFS)
Apple File System (APFS), the default file system for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 or later, features strong encryption, space sharing, snapshots, fast directory sizing and improved file system fundamentals. While APFS is optimised for the Flash/SSD storage used in recent Mac computers, it can also be used with older systems with traditional hard disk drives (HDD) and external, direct-attached storage. macOS 10.13 or later supports APFS for both bootable and data volumes.
APFS allocates disk space within a container on demand. The disk’s free space is shared and can be allocated to any of the individual volumes in the container as needed. If desired, you can specify reserve and quota sizes for each volume. Each volume uses only part of the overall container, so the available space is the total size of the container, minus the size of all the volumes in the container.
Mac Case Sensitive File System
Choose one of the following APFS formats for Mac computers using macOS 10.13 or later.
- APFS: Uses the APFS format.
- APFS (Encrypted): Uses the APFS format and encrypts the volume.
- APFS (Case-sensitive): Uses the APFS format and is case-sensitive to file and folder names. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
- APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted): Uses the APFS format, is case-sensitive to file and folder names and encrypts the volume. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
You can easily add or delete volumes in APFS containers. Each volume within an APFS container can have its own APFS format — APFS, APFS (Encrypted), APFS (Case-sensitive) or APFS (Case-sensitive, Encrypted).
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Mac OS Extended
Choose one of the following Mac OS Extended file system formats for compatibility with Mac computers using macOS 10.12 or earlier.
- Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Uses the Mac format (Journaled HFS Plus) to protect the integrity of the hierarchical file system.
- Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted): Uses the Mac format, requires a password, and encrypts the partition.
- Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled): Uses the Mac format and is case-sensitive to folder names. For example, folders named “Homework” and “HOMEWORK” are two different folders.
- Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted): Uses the Mac format, is case-sensitive to folder names, requires a password, and encrypts the partition.
Windows-compatible formats
Choose one of the following Windows-compatible file system formats if you are formatting a disk to use with Windows.
- MS-DOS (FAT): Use for Windows volumes that are 32GB or less.
- ExFAT: Use for Windows volumes that are over 32GB.
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