Re: RFC: null-terminated separators for rlog

[Jonathan Noack]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> Jonathan Noack <address@hidden> writes:
> > Add an optional argument to rlog (tentatively '-n') that appends a null
> > character to the end of revision and file separators.
>
> That sounds a bit extreme since the output wouldn't be text, but it
> would be nice to have some sort of quoting operator.

I'm trying to create a way that rlog can produce unambiguous output even 
when committers do silly things.  I chose to append a null character to 
make it as "committer-proof" as possible.  The purpose of this option is 
not to present output for human consumption; rather, it is to allow 
scripts/programs to parse the output.  As such, preserving text output 
doesn't seem that important (to me).  What are your thoughts?

Changing the separators from '-' and '=' to something else (like '@' and 
'#') could be just as effective in practice while preserving text 
output.  There is still a small copy/paste risk with that approach.

-Jonathan