Re: [PATCH] git-p4: fix bug with encoding of p4 client name

Tao Klerks [off-list ref] writes:

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 10:01 AM Kilian Kilger via GitGitGadget
[off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

From: Kilian Kilger <redacted>

The Perforce client name can contain arbitrary characters
which do not decode to UTF-8. Use the fallback strategy
implemented in metadata_stream_to_writable_bytes() also
for the client name.

Signed-off-by: Kilian Kilger <redacted>
---
...

@@ -871,6 +871,8 @@ def p4CmdList(cmd, stdin=None, stdin_mode='w+b', cb=None, skip_info=False,
                     continue
             if 'desc' in entry:
                 entry['desc'] = metadata_stream_to_writable_bytes(entry['desc'])
+            if 'client' in entry:
+                entry['client'] = metadata_stream_to_writable_bytes(entry['client'])
             if 'FullName' in entry:
                 entry['FullName'] = metadata_stream_to_writable_bytes(entry['FullName']

We had two repetitions and now we have three, which is a good time
to see if it makes sense to reduce the temptation for future
developers to add the fourth repetition in the next round, e.g.

	for e in ["client", "desc", "FullName"]:
		if e in entry:
			entry[e] = metadata_stream_to_writable_bytes(entry[e])

or something like that?

This makes sense to me, and I don't see anything wrong with the "form"
(and nor does GitGitGadget).

One thing that is a bit problematic is that in-body From does not
match the sign-off.  Kilian, which identity do you want to use in
your contribution to this project? 

Not sure whether formal review sign-off is used on this list, I don't
tend to see it, but do I see "Reviewed-by" on patches, so FWIW:

Reviewed-by: Tao Klerks <redacted>

Thanks.