Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] quote: add quote_path() flag to ignore config

> Hi Justin
> 
> On 01/02/2025 20:16, Justin Tobler wrote:
> > The `quote_path()` function invokes `quote_c_style_counted()` to handle
> > quoting. This means the output `quote_path()` is ultimately affected by
> > `core.quotePath` configuration. In a subsequent commit, `quote_path()`
> > will be used in a scenario where the output should remain consistent
> > regardless of the current configuration.
> > 
> > Introduce the `QUOTE_PATH_IGNORE_CONFIG` flag for `quote_path()`which
> > when set instructs the underlying `quote_c_style_counted()` to also
> > ignore the `core.quotePath` configuration when executed.
> 
> I'm confused as to why this is necessary. All of our existing plumbing
> commands that print paths respect core.quotePath so why is rev-list
> different? The config setting only affects the representation used for bytes
> 0x80 and above, control characters, backslash and double-quote are always
> quoted.