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Remember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitive (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The android build system used that limitation of Windows to prevent android from being built on Windows. They purposely had directories with the same name but different capitalization.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would they do that on purpose?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Maybe a reason why the Android Subsystem for Windows got canned?