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Re: [GSoC Patch 0/2] add unicode support to git repo structure

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 23, 2026, 15:01 UTC
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Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de> writes:
> if compatibility with broken terminals/fonts is considered important, an 
> option can be introduced to opt out from the modern experience.

Absolutely. My response was mostly a reaction to the implementation that only paid attention to the locale settings, leaving no way for people to opt out without discarding UTF-8 altogether.

Previous: Oswald BuddenhagenNext: Tuomas Ahola
Message 6 of 7 in “add unicode support to git repo structure”
  1. 0/2 add unicode support to git repo structureK Jayatheerth, Aug 21, 2026
  2. 1/2 gettext: fall back to env-derived charset when unsetK Jayatheerth, Aug 21, 2026
  3. 2/2 repo: add Unicode support for `repo structure` outputK Jayatheerth, Aug 21, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2026
  5. Oswald BuddenhagenAug 23, 2026
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2026
  7. Tuomas AholaAug 23, 2026

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