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[GSoC PATCH 0/1] diff: improve scaling of filenames in diffstat to handle UTF-8 chars

From
LorenzoPegorari <lorenzo.pegorari2002@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 14, 2026, 22:22 UTC
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The goal of this patch is to improve how UTF-8 characters are handled when generating a diffstat. Details are provided in the commit message of the patch itself.

In this cover letter I would like to ask if this patch (if it gets accepted, obv) can be considered a valid GSoC "microproject".

Also, as this is my first contribution to Git, please let me know if I made any mistakes!

LorenzoPegorari (1):
  diff: improve scaling of filenames in diffstat to handle UTF-8 chars
 diff.c | 15 ++++-----------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
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2.43.0
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  1. 0/1 diff: improve scaling of filenames in diffstat to handle UTF-8 charsLorenzoPegorari, Jan 14, 2026

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