Subject: Re: [PATCH] format-patch: cover letter does not respect i18n.commitencoding

From: Alexey Shumkin <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:55:05 +0400

> Alexey Shumkin <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> > diff --git a/builtin/log.c b/builtin/log.c
> > index 5c2af59..6a4050c 100644
> > --- a/builtin/log.c
> > +++ b/builtin/log.c
> > @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static void make_cover_letter(struct rev_info
> > *rev, int use_stdout, struct shortlog log;
> >  	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
> >  	int i;
> > -	const char *encoding = "UTF-8";
> > +	const char *encoding =  get_commit_output_encoding();
> 
> Hmm, I have a feeling that this should use log output encoding. Am I
> mistaken?
Oooh! I made a mistake. I'm sorry

get_log_output_encoding must be used instead, yes

> The i18n.commitencoding variable is about the internal representation
> in the object [*1*] that is to be converted from the encoding of the
> original e-mail message which could be different.
> i18n.logoutputencoding is to externalize it [*2*].
> 
> [Footnotes]
> 
> *1* f1f909e (mailinfo: Use i18n.commitencoding, 2005-11-27)
> *2* a731ec5 (t3901: test "format-patch | am" pipe with i18n,
> 2007-01-13)
>