Branko Čibej <brane@xbc.nu> writes:
> Julian Foad wrote:
> > This is now sounding like a very good proposal.
> >
> > Let me just stick my neck out and ask, quoting C-Mike Pilato, "GACK!
> > Exceptions! Why in Heaven's name must there always be exceptions?!"
> > Not this this necessarily deserves such a strong reaction, but it's
> > always worth asking ourselves this question.
> >
> > Is there any known substantial reason for allowing TAB? I know it's
> > easy enough to allow it, and some people might have file names with
> > TAB in them ... but I'd like a stronger reason such as evidence that
> > people actually do have such file names (and not just in those weird
> > cases where they also have other control characters). Another
> > strong reason could be compatibility with some existing filename
> > standard.
> >
> > If there is no strong reason, then I would suggest not allowing TAB.
> > As I keep saying recently, it's very easy to relax a requirement in
> > future if the need arises, whereas it is hard to tighten it.
>
> Not allowing tabs would also simplify the validity test to the point of
>
> svn_ctype_isutf8(c) && !svn_ctype_iscntrl(c)
>
> And I can add a macro that'll do this in a /single/ lookup into
> svn_ctype_table. :-)
If we want to start out disallowing TABS and see how that works out,
that's fine with me. This would mean my mail to VK Sameer just now...
> Whups! I'm not sure if you mistyped above, or if you misunderstood
> what I wrote. My language was technically accurate, but perhaps
> needlessly terse. Let's try again:
>
> Valid Subversion paths are a *subset* of valid UTF8 strings.
> Specifically, they are UTF8 strings with no control characters.
> Except, one particular control character is allowed: TAB. All
> other control characters are prohibited.
>
> So, TAB *is* allowed. Other control chars are not. Still +1, right?
...would be amended: TAB would disallowed after all.
Since I'm +1 on both ways, and don't even have a strong opinion on the
question, I'll drop out at this point. VK Sameer, go ahead and do
whichever you think is best :-). I guess if you don't have a strong
preference either, then just prohibit TABS, because it's one less
exception to document.
-Karl
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Received on Thu Dec 2 17:55:12 2004