site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-dev@lists.apple.com Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=alastairs-place.net; h= subject:mime-version:content-type:from:in-reply-to:date:cc: content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; q=dns/txt; s= aug07; bh=vBCVWuOK6Wy1eRsezw28yqsDF5c=; b=e92RjOPlGWqh6xMgqrKyxJ 5s1RMFcqpErX5rpeQ5xOCs8GIOLwoTVBh9tQd0/UEJYQoNvCHJmF24IcFEuiLB0b w9ZF8Z1jpWON+P0a5YOv2kEP9yrh+npS0z2Puag1e7fZDVZKXbloCGl/ZANVye6P sKsy1zOC6x1QH6/hufejA= On 7 Oct 2009, at 18:29, Allen Curtis wrote: *HFS* is indeed preserving but not sensitive. *HFS+* is always preserving, but *optionally* sensitive. 1. Run Disk Utility. 2. Choose File > New > Blank Disk Image. 4. Click "Create". It will need to be mounted manually. Kind regards, Alastair. -- http://alastairs-place.net _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-dev mailing list (Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-dev/site_archiver%40lists.appl... Thanks for the explanation. BUT, my question was regarding which file systems where case-sensitve vs. case-preserving. I understand the difference. Another response that I had received indicated that HFS was preserving not sensitive. BTW: This will be a problem for any Linux kernel developer wishing to use their Mac for development. The problem is the stupid decision on the part of the Linux kernel people to have filenames that differ only by case in their source tree. True, but it is something that needs to be dealt with..... Ideally by the Linux kernel maintainers fixing their source tree (though doubtless they don't think it's a problem), but in the meantime there is an easy workaround. In the meantime, you can create a case-sensitive HFS+ filesystem somewhere (e.g. in a disk image, in another partition, on an external disk, or mounted over the network) where you'll get the behaviour you want. Thanks... Can you point me to an example of creating and mounting a HFS+ file, filesystem? Will it auto mount on reboot or will it need to be mounted manually? 3. Set things up how you like (you might consider using a sparse disk image or a sparse bundle image to save space). This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com