Number: 2210

Date: 20-Sep-84 10':58':14

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: halvorsen.pa

Subject: Shouldn''t uppercase file names when you talk to UNIX

Assigned To: 

Attn: Kaplan, Masinter

Status: Open

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Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Moderate

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Frequency: 

Priority: Hopefully

System: Operating System

Subsystem: Generic File Operations

Machine: 1132

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Lisp Version: 19-Sep-84 13':04':52

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Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

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Description: '
Date': 19 Sep 84 20':25 PDT'
From': halvorsen.pa'
Subject': Lisp': LISTFILES uppercases file names; shouldn''t when you talk to a VAX'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': halvorsen.pa'
'
Lisp System Date': 12-Sep-84 12':41':26'
Machine': Dandelion (204#13#)'
Microcode version': 24,4'
Memory size': 5777'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Serious'
'
When I do '
(LISTFILES ''{MARXC}</user/pk/>foo)'
I break under MAKEPRESS with a file not found message for ....FOO. Listfiles, or somebody has uppercased my carefully typed lc filename.  Please, don''t do this.'
'
Let the host decide whether or not to ignore uc/lc.'
'
Per-Kristian'


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