From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:42:58 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH (GITK)] gitk: Fix commit encoding support.
Message-ID: <18716.4802.663635.847263@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
In-Reply-To: <bb6f213e0811100406l2fcde5b8k8772360947b948fd@mail.gmail.com>

Alexander Gavrilov writes:

> If all commits were loaded through cat-file, that would be the way to
> go. Otherwise, when one code path uses one method of conversion, and
> another one, which is used rarely and semi-randomly, a different
> method, it may lead to confusing results if something goes slightly
> wrong.

OK, that makes sense.  I applied the patch with a paragraph added to
the description that explains that.

Thanks,
Paul.