Re: Stupid quoting...

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Hi,

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, David Kastrup wrote:

> Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > David Kastrup wrote:
> >
> >> what is the point in quoting file names and their characters in 
> >> git-diff's output?
> >
> > 7-bit email.
> 
> I think it can be reasonably safely assumed that people using 8-bit
> characters in file names will not refrain from using them in the files
> themselves: [...]

However, please realise that chances are very good that none of these 
8-bit unclean things show in the diff.

Besides, the proper fix would probably involve making none-8-bit-clean 
diffs binary diffs (for FORMAT_EMAIL only, of course).

> So I don't see what quoting such characters in file names is supposed to 
> buy with regard to diff output in 7-bit email.

But isn't that obvious? Even if the diffs are not 7-bit clean, which I 
consider as an error, quoting the file names is already half what is 
required.

Don't just throw away backwards compatibility, only because it does not 
fit your wishes.

Ciao,
Dscho

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