On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 01:52:01AM +0100, Agustin Martin wrote: > Most messages come from the bullet operator used by the PTS, so if we > try only to keep that quiet, attached patch may help (it changes bullet > operator to "o" char). This is not a full fix since maintainers name > can have non-ASCII chars and that would trigger a message, but at > least should make those messages way more unusual. If we really do not want > to unconditionally hardcode UTF-8 it may be an option, with the known > problems.
While something like this could help in that limited situation, on principle I'm not at all keen on a fix that only helps people whose names fit into ASCII. Thanks, -- Colin Watson (he/him) [[email protected]]

