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Chris Grazioli
31,225 PointsIs the javac compiler case sensitive, as with file names? because off the bat the video is showing 2 different things
javac Introduction should call a different file than javac introduction would, or any mis-spelling or case confusion wouldn't it
4 Answers
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsjavac Introduction should call a different file than javac introduction would, or any mis-spelling or case confusion wouldn't it
its probably best to assume that case matters (although this does depend on the filesystem/shell)
however I dont see any point in the video where Craig uses introduction instead of Introduction. Can you provide the time in the video where this occurs?
Chris Grazioli
31,225 PointsYou know what.... Its NOT, now that I put my glasses on and went looking. In the video the font for the code the "I" is obvious serif or something and the tab on Workspaces looks to be Arial so it looked lowercase to me without my glasses.... MENTAL BLOCK!!!
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsoh alright well cool then.
Mikael Enarsson
7,056 PointsAs far as I have come to understand it, mainly by this discussion, it depends on your system. For example, since Windows lookups are case-insensitive, so is javac on that system. On the other hand, Linux is case-sensitive, and so is javac run under it.
Chris Grazioli
31,225 PointsI know in C language the compiler is this way...