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* pathnames.sgml: Add limitation of case sensitivity with CreateProcess.

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2009-10-28 Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowitz@users.sourceforge.net>
* pathnames.sgml: Add limitation of case sensitivity with CreateProcess.
2009-10-28 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-posix): Mention UTF-8 as "C" default

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</note>
<para>After you set this registry value to 0, Cygwin will be case-sensitive
by default on NTFS and NFS filesystems. Be aware that using two filenames
which only differ by case might result in some weird interoperability
issues with native Win32 applications. You're using case-sensitivity
at your own risk. You have been warned!</para>
by default on NTFS and NFS filesystems. However, there are limitations:
while two <emphasis role='bold'>programs</emphasis> <filename>Abc.exe</filename>
and <filename>aBc.exe</filename> can be created and accessed like other files,
starting applications is still case-insensitive due to Windows limitations
and so the program you try to launch may not be the one actually started. Also,
be aware that using two filenames which only differ by case might
result in some weird interoperability issues with native Win32 applications.
You're using case-sensitivity at your own risk. You have been warned! </para>
<para>Even if you use case-sensitivity, it might be feasible to switch to
case-insensitivity for certain paths for better interoperability with