Re: Emacs unicode merge changes to Gnus

[Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc>]

On Fri, Feb 15 2008, Miles Bader wrote:

> Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:
>> Emacs 23 still has `emacs-mule' as coding system.  Does it allow to
>> encode everything?  If so, we might use `emacs-mule' instead of
>> `utf-8-emacs'.  If not, we could recommend setting
>> `mm-auto-save-coding-system' to `emacs-mule' for those who want to use
>> Gnus in Emacs 23 and Emacs 21/22.
>
> Emacs 23 still supports emacs-mule (and AFAIK, it encodes "everything"),
> though in general I think it's better to move away from it when possible
> (utf-8 and utf-8-emacs are readable by other programs in non-binary
> cases, and by older versions in "many" cases).

For drafts, I can imagine to read the files with other programs, but
for ~/.newsrc.eld?

> So there are really three independent questions (patch hunks :-):
>
>   1) Should gnus write the cookie?   (obviously yes, I think)
>
>   2) Should Gnus stop forcing the coding system when it reads the file?
>      (i.e., should Gnus let coding: do its job)
>
>   3) Should Gnus switch to utf-8-emacs as the default coding system for
>      writing files?
>
> It seems like the safest thing, if you're worried about "back switchers"
> (as well as users of older Emacs versions using CVS Gnus) is to apply
> hunks (1) and (2) but not (3); that should at least set things up for an
> easier switch to utf-8 in the future when it's deemed more acceptable.

Sounds reasonable.  Please apply (1) and (2).

Bye, Reiner.
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