Limitation: Changing the case of a file/directory name on macOS

Problem

By default, macOS uses a case-insensitive file system. This can lead to issues for DSim Cloud users in the case where only the case of the characters in a file or directory name change in a local workspace. For example, changing test.sv to TeSt.sv.

This may lead to files and directories not being correctly synchronized to the remote workspace, which can lead to a variety of issues.

Workaround

As a general rule, we suggest avoiding changing the case of file or directory names as it can also cause issues with other tools (e.g., git).

Here is an example of a safe way to change file1.txt to File1.txt:

1. Make sure your remote workspace is Active.
2. Change the name of file1.txt to temp.txt.
3. Execute mdc list
   • temp.txt is now available on the remote workspace.
4. Change the name of temp.txt to File1.txt.
5. Execute mdc list
   • File1.txt is now available on the remote workspace.

Products Affected

• DSim Cloud