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sends non-printable characters to the terminal in error message

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Message #23 received at 79231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>, 79231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79231: sends non-printable characters to the terminal in
 error message
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 08:45:32 -0700

On 8/16/25 19:01, Collin Funk wrote:
> Is there any reason that gzip doesn't use quote and error from Gnulib?
> e.g. to avoid dependencies on locale stuff?

Partly that, and partly because it's a symptom of a larger issue: gzip 
was written in a hurry and is poorly structured and people 
understandably don't want to mess with it. Decades ago I toyed with the 
idea of rewriting it from scratch but gave it up as a job not worth doing.

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