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Re: FEATURE REQUEST: git-format-path: Add option to encode patch content

From
Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date
Apr 27, 2007, 17:33 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> Hi,
>
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007, Jari Aalto wrote:
>
>> FEAURE REQUEST
>> --------------
>> 
>> Add sme option to git-format-path to encode thae patch content 
>> (MIME/base64)
>
> Although you ask politely, and have a good explanation why you need it, 
> there is a strong sentiment in some Git developers (most notably, Git's 
> inventor) against this kind of support.
>
> You might have more luck when you decide to implement it yourself, and 
> submit it, though (if it is not too intrusive, I see people adding it, if 
> only to add even more rope to those willing to hang themselves).
>
> Having said that, I think that you can actually teach every mail app 
> (except maybe web-based ones) to respect formatting, including white 
> space.

I hope the development team considers this. There is another uses case that I can think of too:

- Sending non us-ascii patches (different langauge)
For documentation or code (Java/XML allows UTF-8). 
Jari
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  1. Jari AaltoApr 27, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinApr 27, 2007
  3. Jari AaltoApr 27, 2007
  4. Alex RiesenApr 27, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinApr 28, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2007
  7. Robin H. JohnsonApr 27, 2007
  8. Carl WorthApr 27, 2007
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 27, 2007
  10. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2007
  11. Carl WorthApr 27, 2007
  12. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2007
  13. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2007
  14. Carl WorthApr 27, 2007
  15. Linus TorvaldsApr 28, 2007
  16. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2007
  17. Carl WorthApr 30, 2007
  18. Junio C HamanoApr 28, 2007
  19. Carl WorthApr 30, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 30, 2007

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