Re: libnettle/libhogweed WIP

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:53:43 -0400
> 
> > We could simply use choose_write_coding_system instead, we already use
> > it for write-region, which can write either buffer text or a string.
> > Then all the complexity that bothers you will go away, and be no more
> > visible than it is when you call write-region.
> 
> In my experience it's important for the coder to carefully choose which
> coding-system should be used.  So if we want the functions to do
> encoding internally, then I'd prefer we have a non-optional
> coding-system argument.  "Automatically choose an appropriate
> coding-system" encourages bugs.

How is this different from write-region and its ilks?