From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:00:44 GMT Subject: Re: Stupid quoting... Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <86ir9l1ylc.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> Hi, On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, David Kastrup wrote: > Jakub Narebski 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