Bug in TortoiseSVN 1.10.1, Build 28295

[Ralf Krapf]

Hi

There is a nasty bug in TortoiseSVN 1.10.1, Build 28295 under Win10 1803 64bit.

Steps to reproduce

1. Make a new file test/text.txt in a repo

2. Commit this file (via commit on /test/)

3. Rename the file to Text.txt (NOT with right click -> TortoiseSVN -> Rename, but with right click -> rename)

4. Commit this change. Expacted behavior: under "changes made" should be "text.txt - missing" and "Text.txt non-versioned", but it comes "No files were changed..."

5. So Press Cancel

6. The file Text.txt is AUTOMATICALLY renamed to text.txt!

The same bug appears, when i change some character in the filename to uppercase (not necessarily the first one).

I hope the description is clear. If not, please let me now!

Thanks a lot for this cool tool.

Cheers

Ralf

[Stefan]

On Friday, September 21, 2018 at 9:46:47 AM UTC+2, Ralf Krapf wrote:

Hi

There is a nasty bug in TortoiseSVN 1.10.1, Build 28295 under Win10 1803 64bit.

Steps to reproduce

1. Make a new file test/text.txt in a repo

2. Commit this file (via commit on /test/)

3. Rename the file to Text.txt (NOT with right click -> TortoiseSVN -> Rename, but with right click -> rename)

4. Commit this change. Expacted behavior: under "changes made" should be "text.txt - missing" and "Text.txt non-versioned", but it comes "No files were changed..."

And if it would show "missing/non-versioned": what would you do then?

If you commit the "non-versioned" file, you will end up with two files with the same name that only differs in case. And the next user who does a checkout/update will have their working copy corrupted because Windows can not have two such files.

That's why TSVN automatically "corrects" such renames.

If you don't want TSVN to automatically save you from big mistakes, go to the settings dialog->Advanced, then set the "FixCaseRenames" to "false".

But you've been warned: this will lead to corrupted working copies if you're not very, very, very careful.

Stefan

[Ralf Krapf]

Hi Stefan

Thank you for the explanation. It was not clear for me that windows is so "special" in the behavior of uppercase/lowercae - files.

What for me as user would be helpful, is a popup, that TSVN does change something on my filenames. For example "I renamed this filename to xxx becaus of xxx. Be carfull stupid!"

For example as an Option "WarningFixCaseRenames" or something.

Thanks

Ralf