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HFS+, the file system used on OS X system by default, is not case-sensitive, but some packages from pkgsrc assume a case-sensitive filesystem (because they may
by jboynyc 14y ago
HFS+, the file system used on OS X system by default, is not case-sensitive, but some packages from pkgsrc assume a case-sensitive filesystem (because they may have two files, e.g. one called "MAKE" and one called "Make" in the same directory).
It's easy to just install one's system on a case-sensitive HFSX filesystem from the get-go by making that choice at install time, but that's not the default.
- lobster_johnson 14y agoNever use a case-sensitive file system for the OS volume. The OS itself is fine with it, but it breaks too many badly written third-party apps, including Adobe apps and Steam. I strongly recommend creating a read/write .dmg instead.