testing/asserting case sensitivity
Would it be an option for you to use a case-insensitive mount/subdirectory on your Linux system? Best regards Kirill
On 17.01.2026 21:57, Ben Bolker wrote:
? I have a problem/annoyance with students who are working on MacOS and sharing Git repositories with data file and code where the strings used in their code to designate the data files are not case-matched to the actual names of the files on disk.? They don't notice this because they're using a case-insensitive file system on MacOS, but it bites me when I try to run the code on my Linux system. ? I can of course tell them to be more careful, but: is there any kind of programmatic check for this that they could use when testing their code before submission? (Students are not super-technically savvy, so telling them to adjust the properties of their file systems, even if it's something that's possible, is not a realistic option; neither is telling them to use GitHub Actions to run checks elsewhere ...) ? I'm imagining (ideally) some kind of _CHECK_CASE_STRICTLY_ environment variable/options setting/etc., but I'd be interested in any creative solutions. ? Tangentially related: https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/1ha36y5/macos_apfs_caseinsensitive_and_handling_git_repo/ ? cheers ?? Ben Bolker