> > If there are characters in *decode_pathname* that are not in the portable > filename character set the results are _unspecified_. >
2011/7/6 Bruce Korb <bk...@gnu.org> > On 07/05/11 13:13, Eric Blake wrote: > >> On 07/05/2011 12:12 PM, Bruce Korb wrote: >> >>> On 07/05/11 10:13, Eric Blake wrote: >>> >>>> begin 444 hex-encode-EN:**6865782d656e636f64652d44453a42**414446 >>>> >>>> that is, presence of : in the desired output name implies that the file >>>> name must be encoded, just the same as any 8-bit byte also makes that >>>> implication. >>>> >>> >>> Yep, but part of the whole point of uuencode is that the output is 7-bit >>> ASCII, >>> >> >> "hex-encode-EN:**6865782d656e636f64652d44453a42**414446" _is_ 7-bit ASCII >> > > I think we are in vehement agreement (agreeing, but not quite understanding > what each other has meant to say). > > So, an option could be omitted by doing a strspn() with the set of > POSIX file name characters, but I don't think that is a good idea. > I suspect there are some folks expecting sloppiness in allowing > non-portable characters in the file name. Therefore, it should be an > explicit request (option) to do it. > > Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for a good answer to, "Why do it at all?" > since the file(s) could get rolled into a "pax"ball. :) >
