Re: [Mingw-users] Weird compiler problem

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> Personally, I wouldn't use it; indeed, I prefer to avoid ALL
> Microsoft specific functions and attributes, because I value the
> portability achieved by adopting ANSI standard coding practices, and I
> want my code to compile seamlessly on both UNIX and Windows.

Avoiding microsoft-specific functions and attributes does not make your
code portable.  With a bit of patience you can compile linux kernel
using MinGW, will that make it portable?  Rule one: don't assume that
all file systems are case sensitive.  Rule two: don't assume that all
file systems are case insensitive.  Portability is not only function
names and return values, is it.

> You should still remember that the Windows file system is essentially not 
> POSIX compliant, and should consider file names which differ only in case 
> mix to refer to the same file; to do otherwise is, IMO, asking for 
> trouble.

Maybe it's not one hundred percent POSIX compliant, but if we speak of
case sensitive file names, I don't see any contradiction.  It's POSIX
enough for that.

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Regards, hex.