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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory
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Jason McCarty |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory |
Date: |
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:28:54 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.3.28i |
Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> >>>>> "MJ" == MJ Ray <address@hidden> writes:
>
> MJ> In general, fine, but arch already declares some characters
> MJ> off-limits itself. As far as I know, I can't use letters like
> MJ> ? in it.
>
> That's not particularly interesting. It's easily "fixed" by simply
> removing the limitation, and converting all text (file names and file
> contents) to UTF-8. The reason for being conservative here is that
> people will insist on encoding ? as something other than 0xC4 0x89
> (for example, you just did, and I copied it), and then they'll
> complain when arch gives them back exactly what they gave it. The
> question is how to defend arch from the slings and arrows of unjust
> lusers, and maybe even save said lusers' lower extremities.
Why would I encode ? as anything other than 0x3F? And why would I
complain if arch gave me back exactly that?
> The only interesting restrictions are on ASCII characters, namely, the
> space. (Which is a bloody stupid thing to have in a file name; all
> the systems that support that also know about NO-BREAK SPACE.)
Bah, space is a perfectly acceptable character in filenames. I would
probably never think to use it in my source trees, but I find it very
convenient for use in documentation titles (superior to mnemonics,
underscores as spaces, or figuring out how and why to use no-break
space).
The only valid argument I see against spaces in arch-versioned files is
that it would be a pain in the ass to redesign the arch file formats and
implement the functionality.
Jason
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Miles Bader, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, MJ Ray, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Tom Lord, 2003/09/24
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Neil Stevens, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Tom Lord, 2003/09/24
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Neil Stevens, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Bruce Stephens, 2003/09/24
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Neil Stevens, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, MJ Ray, 2003/09/24
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory,
Jason McCarty <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Mark A. Flacy, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Jason McCarty, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Jason McCarty, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Jason McCarty, 2003/09/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/09/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Tom Lord, 2003/09/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Jan Hudec, 2003/09/25
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory, Miles Bader, 2003/09/25