Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 03:48:37 +0300 From: "Andrew A. Chernov, Black Mage" <ache@astral.msk.su> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> Subject: Re: Localization stuff? Message-ID: <fBbho4l4bE@astral.msk.su> In-Reply-To: <199501102233.AAA23354@office.elvisti.kiev.ua>; from "Andrew V. Stesin" at Wed, 11 Jan 1995 00:33:21 %2B0200 (EET) References: <199501102233.AAA23354@office.elvisti.kiev.ua>
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In message <199501102233.AAA23354@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> Andrew V.
Stesin writes:
>I'm using 1.1.5 and I'm not going to upgrade soon;
>anyway, for my work I need (and not only me) the complete
>localization kit, not only LC_CTYPE, but LC_COLLATE and company,
>too.
Locale scheme changed since 1.x, so you better try 2.x.
With 2.x changes all ctype-oriented programs can easily understands
koi8-r f.e. with only few environment settings.
However, only LC_CTYPE locale still provided.
>In 1.1.5's libc I found only a kind of template for everything
>but LC_CTYPE. I contacted the author of Linux' locale,
>Nickolay Saukh, and he permitted to use his locale kit
>with FreeBSD. But after I've got it, I discovered that
>this package is based on SysV's locale, and is differs
>_much_ from the ideas found in FreeBSD library sources.
IMHO, better way is to keep LC_CTYPE locale in current
(BSD) style, because it more powerful than SysV LC_CTYPE.
And additionly intergate into this scheme LC_COLLATE and
company.
>My questions are:
> Is the development of the localization kit going on?
No, just adopting of current code.
> What's the current state of this development?
I describe it in few words above.
> Whom should I contact?
You can contact me at least.
Maybe wollman@freefall.cdrom.com would be interested to as
first importer of locale code.
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