[XeTeX] handling malformed UTF-8 input

[Andreas Matthias]

Ross Moore wrote:

> On 22/02/2008, at 2:47 PM, Will Robertson wrote:
> 
>> On 22/02/2008, at 1:54 PM, Ross Moore wrote:
>> 
>>>> I can see some attraction to making this an error rather than a
>>>> warning, but have not done this for the time being. Maybe at some
>>>> point, however.
>>> 
>>> If it becomes an error, then it will be extremely difficult
>>> to use XeTeX in automated processes of the kind that I have
>>> tried to describe above.

Why? The question whether to generate an error or a warning is
independent of the question whether or not to switch to "byte" mode.

>> I haven't set up this kind of system myself before, but wouldn't  
>> you run with \nonstopmode for automated processes like this? I do  
>> agree with your reasoning, however.
> 
> That's not the point.
> 
> If there was to be malformed data in the name field,
> this should *not* cause correctly formed UTF8 data in the
> subsequent address field to be displayed in a "bytes" mode.

I agree. I wasn't happy with "byte" mode either.

I just had the impression that your posting before last was
focusing on the question of error/warning. IMHO an error would
be better but a warning is not harmful either.


Ciao
Andreas