[GROOVY-414] Class names are not case sensitive on Mac OS X

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-beta-6
• Environment: Mac OS X 10.3.2, java 1.4.2
• Assignee: Sam Pullara
• Reporter: John Stump
• Created: 19/Apr/04 18:05
• Updated: 23/May/04 16:08
• Resolved: 23/May/04 16:08

Description

I cannot use a variable name that is the same as a class name, even if the case if different. For example, this will fail:

snap = new Snap()

with this error:

org.codehaus.groovy.syntax.SyntaxException: Cannot use a class expression on the left hand side of an assignment.

I believe this is because the default Mac OS file system supports mixed case filenames but file name searches are case insensitive. It appears that groovy searches the FS for a class that matches the token to determine if it is a class. But I think for Mac OS, even if it finds an FS match, it needs to do its own case sensitive comparison to determine if the token is indeed a class name.