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From: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>
To: Ciprian Dorin Craciun <ciprian.craciun@gmail.com>,
	notmuch@notmuchmail.org
Subject: Re: Strip spaces in `tags` in `~/.notmuch-config` (and other fields)
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2021 08:41:28 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lf0zql53.fsf@tethera.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+Tk8fzjPLaEd3vL1f9ebk_bF_RV8PDTLzDupraTkCLCpJAmCg@mail.gmail.com>

Ciprian Dorin Craciun <ciprian.craciun@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Given that the `~/.notmuch-config` resembles an INI file, and given
> how lax the actual syntax is in general, I would suggest the
> following:
>
> * allow white-spaces around `[ section ]`, and `field = value`;
> * strip white-spaces (left and right) from values like `tags = unread
> ; inbox ;`;  (but not infix like `tag = some tag ; some other tag;`;)
> * allow skipping the last `;` separator from `tags` and similar;
>
> Failing that, perhaps add a warning when parsing the configuration file.
>

This should be fixed in 0.34.1-37-gc0115288, to be part of 0.35

There are one or two remaining corner cases involving escaped spaces and
tabs, but that goes above and beyond this request.

d

  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-12-05 12:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-24 10:36 Strip spaces in `tags` in `~/.notmuch-config` (and other fields) Ciprian Dorin Craciun
2020-04-24 11:12 ` David Bremner
2021-09-30 17:17 ` David Bremner
2021-09-30 17:17 ` [PATCH 1/2] test: known broken tests for leading/trailing ws in config David Bremner
2021-09-30 17:17   ` [PATCH 2/2] config: ignore leading/trailing spaces in ';'-delimited lists David Bremner
2021-09-30 18:28     ` [PATCH 1/2] test: known broken tests for escape characters in config files David Bremner
2021-09-30 18:28       ` [PATCH 2/2] lib/config: use g_key_file_get_string to read config values David Bremner
2021-09-30 18:59         ` [PATCH v2] " David Bremner
2021-12-04 16:31   ` [PATCH 1/2] test: known broken tests for leading/trailing ws in config David Bremner
2021-12-05 12:41 ` David Bremner [this message]
2021-12-13  9:09   ` Strip spaces in `tags` in `~/.notmuch-config` (and other fields) Ciprian Craciun

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