Re: git: 1181d23c283c - main_ -_=?utf-8?Q?textproc/riffdiff : update 3.4.1 =E2=86=92 3.4.2; update pager dependency =

On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 06:30:31PM -0400, Adam Weinberger wrote:
> Git handles unicode characters like the arrow you put in, but mlmmj
> doesn't. I thought we'd decided a while back to stick with ASCII whenever
> possible in commit messages? [...]
> 
> Personally I'm a fan of UTF-8 in commit messages, but IIRC Bapt explained
> a while back why mlmmj has to assume otherwise.

While I'm strictly pro-ASCII for commit messages (and email), I recall that
this particular bug is triggered by Git "subject" line (<cat>/<port>: ...)
so as long as it is 7-bit, the rest can still be UTF-8 if one pleases, CMIW.

./danfe