> On Nov. 30, 2013, 1:45 a.m., Thomas Lübking wrote: > > kcontrol/krdb/krdb.cpp, line 102 > > <http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/114219/diff/1/?file=221836#file221836line102> > > > > QFile::encodeName() seems equal to QString::toLocal8Bit(), > > ::decodeName() to ::fromLocal8Bit() > > > > I don't think one can just drop one of them and whether transcoding is > > required probably depends on what is done to the string interim. > > > > If at all "KToolInvocation::klauncher()->setLaunchEnv()" would perform > > a second decode, so it probaly depends on what that does. > > > > Was "locale charmap" determined by the reporter in the bug? > > > > --- > > > > Secret world domination plan: > > ------------------------------ > > #1: classified > > #2: classified > > #3: force ASCII as global standard > > #4: classified > > #5: classified > > #6: classified > > #7: classified > > #8: classified > > #9: classified > > #a: classified > > Yichao Yu wrote: > encodeName/toLocal8Bit is used to encode a unicode string to a > c-string/byte-array representation and decodeName/fromLocal8Bit does the > reverse. > > The proper decoding is already done in QFile::decodeName above and the > QString already has the right unicode string in it. > > Basically, QString is not a wrapper of arbitrary c-string/byte-array, > rather a wrapper of a unicode string so whatever done to a QString before or > after should assume it is a valid unicode string and is independent of what > encoding (utf8 in the case of dbus) is needed afterward. > > Encode to a byte array and cast it back can only cause wrong encoding in > the second conversion and will not affect what is done in setLaunchEnv. > > > Yichao Yu wrote: > Or in another word QString has no encoding (well, by which I mean the > internal encoding is trasparent to the user), only byte array and c-string > has encoding. > > > Thomas Lübking wrote: > QString(QByteArray) according to the API doc actually differs between Qt4 > & 5 (fromAscii -> fromUtf8) but an encoding should not happen nevertheless > because: > > 282 void KLauncher::setLaunchEnv(const QString &name, const QString > &value) > 283 { > 284 #ifndef USE_KPROCESS_FOR_KIOSLAVES > 285 klauncher_header request_header; > 286 QByteArray requestData; > 287 > requestData.append(name.toLocal8Bit()).append('\0').append(value.toLocal8Bit()).append('\0'); > > Also QString(QByteArray) is obvisouly problematic by itself for the > apparent 4/5 "incompatibility". > > Yichao Yu wrote: > I guess you can also put it in this this way (setLaunchEnv have > toLocal8Bit inside) although I still think the simplest way is to remember > QString -- encode --> QByteArray, QByteArray -- decode --> QString and always > to the necessary explicit conversion. > > That's why I hate hate hate this constructor. (and I've already fixed 3-4 > bugs in KDE due to this constructor.) It might actually be helpful to compile > KDE with it commented out and replace everything with explicit conversion..... > > > Yichao Yu wrote: > I guess you can also put it in this this way (setLaunchEnv have > toLocal8Bit inside) although I still think the simplest way is to remember > QString -- encode --> QByteArray, QByteArray -- decode --> QString and always > to the necessary explicit conversion. > > That's why I hate hate hate this constructor. (and I've already fixed 3-4 > bugs in KDE due to this constructor.) It might actually be helpful to compile > KDE with it commented out and replace everything with explicit conversion..... > > > Yichao Yu wrote: > I guess you can also put it in this this way (setLaunchEnv have > toLocal8Bit inside) although I still think the simplest way is to remember > QString -- encode --> QByteArray, QByteArray -- decode --> QString and always > to the necessary explicit conversion. > > That's why I hate hate hate this constructor. (and I've already fixed 3-4 > bugs in KDE due to this constructor.) It might actually be helpful to compile > KDE with it commented out and replace everything with explicit conversion..... > > > Yichao Yu wrote: > ahh.... sth wrong with my network.... sorry for the duplicated post...
I just had a look at the history of the specific line of code and tracked it back to "This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn" (238ffd07). The original line was: QCString value = QFile::encodeName(list.join(":")); doing several porting conversions via at one step QByteArray to finally QString. Given that it used to be a QByteArray the ::encodeName seems reasonable, but since it's QString I think that it's save to drop it. - Martin ----------------------------------------------------------- This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/114219/#review44857 ----------------------------------------------------------- On Nov. 30, 2013, 5:38 a.m., Yichao Yu wrote: > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This is an automatically generated e-mail. To reply, visit: > http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/114219/ > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > (Updated Nov. 30, 2013, 5:38 a.m.) > > > Review request for kde-workspace, David Faure, Martin Gräßlin, and Hugo > Pereira Da Costa. > > > Bugs: 327919 > http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327919 > > > Repository: kde-workspace > > > Description > ------- > > list.join already returns a QString and there is no need to encode it and > cast back to QString again.... > > P.S. for a patch that applies to both KDE4 and KF5(master for kde-workspace, > frameworks for kdelibs?) How should I submit review request? Should I add > both in branch or submit two review request? (But often the patch cannot > apply directly due to context or file path changes). > > > Diffs > ----- > > kcontrol/krdb/krdb.cpp 92d84e9 > > Diff: http://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/114219/diff/ > > > Testing > ------- > > Compiles. > Fixes the problem here. > > > Thanks, > > Yichao Yu > >