Re: [PATCH 1/4] t4xxx: don't use iconv(1) without ICONV prereq

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 10, 2026, 15:43 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq7bsk1u5f.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <aYs8zajWSixG8i3c@pks.im>

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

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> But even if the iconv binary were to come back I think it's somewhat
> sensible to assume that the iconv(1) binary may not exist when built
> with NO_ICONV. There might for example be platforms out there that have
> no iconv support at all, and the patches in this series would help
> those.

Makes sense.  Thanks.

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